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Has Free Software Saved Any Schools?

Posted by Cliff on from the putting-the-non-educational-software-myth-to-bed dept.

morcego asks: "I think everyone remembers the case of PCs for Kids, the Australian group that donates computers for the poor children, when Microsoft asked them lots of money for the software on the computers they donated. I am trying to convince schools to start using free software, and I have heard arguments like 'all free software initiatives in public schools around the world have failed.' I know this is not true, but I need cases to show them. So, do you know of any school (public or not), or other educational institution that has been saved from paying large amounts of money (and closing its doors) by free software?" For those interested in this topic, you'll probably want to read up on the latest salvo in the Microsoft private antitrust settlement. It sounds like education, and Open Source, may now have an official relationship, and things are now getting kicked into high gear. While it's good to hear about the "SchoolForge" coalition (no relation to SourceForge or NewsForge), what educational resources are currently available to schools from the Open Source arena?

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  1. FPPPPPPPP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Fistf-ck Post

    1. Re:FPPPPPPPP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      God, you can't even get a first post right dumbass. Why don't you just give up living now?

  2. first? by Scopedog · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first?

  3. Re:Schools should switch to Linux, NOT BSD. by Mayflower · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You sound like Egg Troll in so many ways. From your clueless statements, it's obvious that you have idea what BSD even looks like. Much like Egg Troll. Your post was off topic. Much like Egg Troll's posts. The same points in your post are those raised by Egg Troll. Your conclusion is the same as that of Egg Troll. And you have a pointed head and a deviated cleft lip just like Egg Troll.