* Roy Schestowitz peremptorily fired off this memo:
> Sharjah school dumps high-cost software for open-source applications
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>| John Nash, network manager and head of ICT for SIA, said: "This academic
>| year, rather than using proprietary software, what we've done is be slightly
>| different and use things like the GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
>| instead of Photoshop, Scribus for desktop publishing and InkScape, which is a
>| full, scalable vector graphics program."
>|
>| He has made very clear that going with open source software was not solely to
>| cut costs for the school but an attempt to lower the barrier of entry to IT
>| for the students.
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> http://www.itp.net/news/520872-sharjah-school-dumps-high-cost-software-for-open-source-applications
The barrier-to-entry thing is a good point to remember.
> Open source trumps Microsoft in UK schools
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>| The last framework list
>| consisted entirely of Microsoft suppliers and drew Becta widespread criticism
>| for favouring the convicted monopolist over cheaper, homegrown alternatives.
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> http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/05/21/open-source-trumps-microsoft-uk
The convicted monopolist thing is a good point to remember.
> 9000 PCs in Swiss schools going Linux only
> Red Hat taps Singapore schools for mindshare
> CH: Geneva schools completely switch to Open Source
> Canadian British Columbia's School District #73 opts for Debian GNU / Linux
Maybe Microsoft can get them to do their web access through Windows
proxy servers, though <grin>.
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The next generation of interesting software will be done on the Macintosh,
not the IBM PC.
-- Bill Gates, BusinessWeek, 26 November 1984
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