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[News] Sirius Comments on the Triumph of Free Software in British Schools

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Linux triumphs in UK schools as hell freezes over

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| This post comes hard on the heels of an important piece of news... at least 
| two Open Source companies have become part of the Becta's official list of 
| suppliers to the education sector. The new procurement frame work under the 
| aegis of the OGC relaunches the supply of ICT to education. The emphasis is 
| clear: deliver value for money to UK schools.    
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| It was not long ago that most commentators believed an Open Source company 
| would join the likes of Capita, Serco and RM shortly after hell froze over. 
| But times do change. In this case the driving force for change seems to be 
| (we presume) the well-known cost-benefit values of Linux and other Open 
| Source software.     
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=1323&blogid=17


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Italian LUG turns Pakistani school into a educational model

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| The students of a missionary school in Pakistan, from first graders to
| graduates, have become enthusiast Edubuntu users thanks to the cooperation
| between their administrator and an Italian LUG.
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http://www.linux.com/feature/148311


Becta green lights open source software in schools, at last

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| The Sirius Corporation revealed yesterday that it was among 12 software
| suppliers to have been awarded places on the £80m Software for Educational
| Institutions Framework (SEIF) agreement.
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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/09/23/becta_open_source_schools_at_last/
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