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Ditching Microsoft Could Save Education Millions
ElvenMonkey writes "The Times Education Supplement has published the results of a BECTA (British Educational Communications and Technology Association, the Government's ICT agency) study, to be published next week, into the TCO of using Microsoft products compared to using Open Source products. The report shows an average saving of 24% per computer in schools using Open Source over those using Microsoft systems. Now if only the government wasn't insistent on locking schools into using Microsoft in arguably illegal ways."
elementry schools should be using linux.. I would have had a blast back then playing super-tux instead of friggen oragon trail..
Beat the computer, program your life.
You mean our schools might actually promote learning, sharing, innovation, and playing nice with others? Say it ain't so!
It's amazing to me how rarely we see "academic" software like Unix & Linux in our schools. I'm fortunate enough to be assisting in setting up a private school's computer network, all Linux, baby!
I pity the foo that isn't metasyntactic
The Register is such a timesaver for Slashdotters...it has the anti-M$ slant built in.
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yeah, no joke.. get rid of the computers and learn the hard way! I was raised without computers until late in highschool, and look at me! I mean, I am single, a musician.. alcoholic.. addicted to porn and constantly refreshing slashd..
nevermind.. keep the computers.
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Think how much they would save if they just got rid of the computers.
Think how much more they could save if they just got rid of science.
This comment made me laugh, then I realized you might not be joking and i was very, very sad.
My sig is blank, I typed this by hand.
yeah, no joke.. get rid of the computers and learn the hard way! I was raised without computers until late in highschool, and look at me! I mean, I am single, a musician.. alcoholic.. addicted to porn and constantly refreshing slashd..
At least it paid off in your grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation skills.
I am single, a musician.. alcoholic.. addicted to porn and constantly refreshing slashd..
nevermind.. keep the computers.
Single: Yep, being a computer nerd is a great way not to be single.
Musician:
Alcoholic: After seeing the goatse.cx man, they will be.
Addicted to porn: There is no porn online. Really.
Slashdot: Nope, don't find that online either.
So yeah, let them keep the computers. At least that'll keep them from becoming musicians. Probably on EverCrack or something to keep them busy, but hey. They're saved from the worst of it, eh?
Kjella
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And now the interview of a student who didn't have access to computers in schools. Can you use Excel? Sure, I just pop it out of the wrapper and start to chew. Thanks, we will let you know...