SA Government punts Firefox
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| The South African Department of Communications (DoC) is actively
| punting the popular Firefox web browser. The SA Government has
| already embraced open source software, but it seems to be pushing
| the anti-Microsoft envelope even further.
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http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Software/549.html
Not quite as easy elsewhere, but people increasingly try this:
Running from Open Source: or how my ’school’ is avoiding Open Office
implementation
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| Ultimately, however, wordperfect cannot even be considered because it’s
| a paid programme and why would anyone ‘pay’ for anything but Office
| 2007, because, with the academic license, it’s only “a few dollars
| more”!
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http://alternativenayk.wordpress.com/2007/07/07/running-from-open-source-or-how-my-school-is-avoiding-open-office-implementation/
Related:
Education dept eyes stronger free software policy
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| South Africa's education department may re-look at its policies
| regarding free and open source software and pursue a stronger open
| source strategy in light of the government's free software strategy
| adopted in February this year.
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?src=rss&id=1460
Nepad e-Schools kicks off in SA
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| Maripe is one of six schools in SA in which computer labs and
| audio-visual centres will be installed as part of the demo project,
| which includes 18 African countries. The initiative was launched in
| March 2003 and aims to see the digitisation of all of the estimated
| 600 000 schools in Africa by 2013.
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| [...]
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| The computers have been equipped with a Linux operating system,
| e-mail client, browser and office productivity suite, and
| educational software that assists in the learning process, as
| well as the administration and maintenance of the school.
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http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/business/2007/0704181037.asp?A=BUS&S=Business&T=News&O=ST
http://tinyurl.com/2n8pa8
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