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- baalzebub, on 03/19/2008, -1/+7they are just stating the obvious, Linux is free & open source, microsoft is exorbitantly expensive...
- gronya, on 03/19/2008, -1/+5Don't be so silly. It is obvious that Linux is free. That is not the issue. When a major European government IT buying agency starts to take up the fight against Microsoft and for open source software we should congratulate them. This is not someone opting for an easy life, it is someone who wants to make a difference and needs our support
- thehero, on 03/20/2008, -0/+3Is it really necessary for one article to span six pages just to state the obvious?
- spannerman2, on 03/19/2008, -0/+3I just find the consistent way schools are (metaphorically) beaten up by the big vendors depressing. We are just so busy there is hardly time to fight our own battles. We need a champion..maybe Becta will provide that role
- dogStar, on 03/19/2008, -1/+4The point here is that the head of the UK government's agency responsible for ICT in schools is finally beginning to agree that the use of free and open source software should be encouraged and that the 'tax' described is anti-competitive. Becta has also come out saying there are few compelling reasons for schools to upgrade to Vista or Office 2007. Its quite a shift given that UK schools have been almost exclusively Microsoft since 1995.
- oobuntu, on 03/20/2008, -0/+2Hey, *we* might think it is common sense, but for a UK agency to speak sense is big news!
Let's have more people speaking out against the microsoft cartel. Hopefully one day UK schools will be open source shops. Thats a vote winner IMO - spannerman2, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1Yes, just be grateful that a Goverment body is prepared to state obvious truths.
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