__/ [ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Friday 18 August 2006 13:15 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> Microsoft to Give Florida Schools $80M
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>> | The qualifying schools will get vouchers that can be used to receive
>> | reimbursements for purchases of any manufacturer's computers running any
>> | operating system and software used with those products.
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>> Sound good, eh?
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Oops. Typo.
>> Read on.
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>> | Half the money must be used for software and the other half for hardware
>> | and other services including curriculum development, training and
>> | supplemental services for school administrators.
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>> "Half the money _MUST_ be used for software", i.e. forget about OSS and
>> Linux.
>>
>> http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060817/fl_microsoft_settlement.html?.v=1
>
> This is disgusting. I wonder how many legislators they bribed.
This _at the very least_ halves the number of machines that will be available
for children in Florida. Linux/OSS, after all, is free. What's more,
maintenance (according to TCO studies) requirements are lower and hardware
requirements likewise.
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