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Linux can save UK schools billions: Part 2
Published in www.siriusit.co.uk - 52 days 2 hours ago
It's true, free open source software can and will save schools a small fortune. But why schools in particular?
The first thing to get clear in your mind is that I am not talking about simply replacing expensive proprietary software with free open source equivalents. Sure this measure alone saves money and when you are talking about server software it can be a lot of money. However what distinguishes [...]
Open Source in schools could save the taxpayer billions
Published in www.siriusit.co.uk - 279 days 0 hours ago
In a previous 2005 report the Government quango Becta showed that schools could effect considerable savings by making use of Free Open Source software such as Open Office. In their study they simply looked at 'like for like' software replacement using existing networks and computers.
Since this study we have seen the emergence of the new breed of ultra-portable Linux-based computers aimed squarely at the education sector and the inexorable build of Web 2 services such as Google Apps [...]
