Schools should use Openoffice.org
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| Tradition and continuity are really the only reasons that schools
| are still buying MS Office, but not for long.
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http://nategrondin.com/2007/03/31/schools-should-use-openofficeorg/
It's inevitable and the change will happen. OpenDocument ratification is an
important first step, which leaves Microsoft with nothing but desperate
attempt at political manipulations (they phone plenty of their partners and
customers nowadays, trying to get them to intercept open standards).
Related:
MPs criticise government roadblocks to Open Source adoption in schools
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| The UK Government's own studies have shown savings of up to 60% can be
| made by schools and colleges using Open Source software. Despite this
| clear advantage, some MPs believe the software procurement frameworks
| from Becta and official advice from DfES effectively locks out the us
| of free, Open Source software.
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http://opensourceblog.itproportal.com/?p=220
UK Government criticised for stifling open source in schools
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| MP Pugh reckons shcools should support independent or open source
| software firms. He says, "In my experience a school is a key part
| of the community and as such has a role to play in the economy of
| that community. By supporting SMEs the local high-technology
| industry will be encouraged which will benefit everyone."
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36464
Reason Why Schools Should Adopt Linux
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| Can I Import My Previous Work Into Linux? Consider this: you have
| document after document tied up into formats, such as Outlook, MS
| Publisher and so on. Now, with Outlook, I "believe" the data can bee
| xported without too much trouble. But last time I checked, your
| Publisher files were stuck as is, period. So it's fair to say
| that challenges like this can indeed, seem like a deal breaker
| for some users. I mean come on, this is not a solution and the
| fact that Publisher is so commonly used in the Windows world is
| certainly not helping anyone. This issue would seem trivial to
| most of us, but to those who just installed Linux, it can prove
| to be frustrating.
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http://www.madpenguin.org/cms/?m=show&id=7802
Dell releases low-cost Linux desktops...in China
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| Dell, for example, has sold tens of thousands of Linux-based PCs
| to elementary schools in China, running Sun Wah Linux -- a
| Chinese distribution of Linux based on Debian.
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http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/linux/2007/0326linux2.html
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