District to save money by switching computers to Linux
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| Hyland said the district hopes to get all of its computers
| running Linux exclusively by 2010. By that time, administrators
| should have identified new Linux programs for Bexley students,
| including kindergartners. Hyland said she wants to get
| kindergartners started with a program that teaches typing so
| that Bexley students are familiar with technology early on.
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http://www.thisweeknews.com/?sec=home&story=sites/thisweeknews/022207/Bexley/News/022207-News-310108.html
That's it. The domino effect. Cuba, South Africa, Bexley, Dell...
Steve Ballmer's Linuxthreats are no surprise at this point. Vista is a flop,
Microsoft profits have sunk, a patent lawsuit (MP3) has just been lost...
A Good Week or So For Linux
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| It just keeps getting better and better. I would love to be a fly
| on the wall in Steve Ballmer's office when he gets wind of this.
|
| pecifically, what do YOU think the reaction at Microsoft will be? MS has
| strong-armed Dell in the past with threats of increased per-seat OEM prices
| for Windows if they dared offer Linux as an alternative. We have inquiring
| minds...we want to know your thoughts on the matter.
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http://www.lobby4linux.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=1
And I suppose that Dell's survey somehow related to this:
Internet is a reflection of society, Cerf says
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| The Internet is a mirror of the population that uses it, said Google's
| vice president and chief Internet evangelist Vinton Cerf said in
| reference to the proliferation of fraud, social abuse, and
| other online crimes.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1153843258&rid=-50
According to Dell, people truly /want/ Linux. But they rarely get a voice.
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