Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> UK schools advised to avoid Microsoft
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| "In the interim, Becta's advice to schools considering moving to Microsoft's
>| School Agreement subscription licensing model is that they should not do so,"
>| says the organisation.
> `----
>
> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/133436/uk-schools-advised-to-avoid-microsoft.html
>
> Mind the fact that they talk about licences, not Windows. They still can't
> think outside the Microsoft mindset.
>
This is a truly common misconception, and some I've been dealing with a
lot with our procurement people. Red Hat are not helping at all by
claiming that Red Hat's software is not covered by the GPL and cannot be
replicated - their position is often internally quoted, and it does huge
damage.
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