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NYC Schools Overpaying For Proprietary Software
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| What about the fact that open source applications
| require more customization and hands-on knowledge
| on the part of administrators?
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| Fitzgerald admitted that open source software
| "requires you devote more time at the outset."
| But on the other hand, he told me, "you are
| spending your money in-house, and the skills you
| acquire developing the tool stay within your
| school district."
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http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/09/nyc_schools_ove.html;jsessionid=E0RF5JYYDTEI1QE1GHPSKH4ATMY32JVN
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Free software a back-to-school bargain
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| It's up to the purchaser to equip a new laptop with usable software and that
| additional cost can quickly become overwhelming. Luckily, the Internet is a
| treasure trove of free software that will replicate most of the expensive
| retail products for a Windows, Mac or Linux computer.
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http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1717833
Back To School With Linux!
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| I just received my first back to school notice in my email box. It came from
| PCMagazine. They're touting "Back to School software." But they also
| feature a review of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system.
|
| I looked it over and I'm not impressed. You can read the review here. If
| you currently run Windows XP, well, you'll want to know about "XP Mode."
| This is virtualization software that allows XP users to run XP legacy
| software in Windows 7. Problem is, it doesn't work very well.
|
| And other questions about Windows 7 are cropping up. John C. Dvorak's column
| details some of the backlash.
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http://www.oneclicklinux.com/2009/08/back-to-school-with-linux_07.html
Walking a Kid Home
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| Linux Against Poverty amassed for us almost 100 ready-to-go computers.
| Plug 'em in and they are ready to go to work. It was in every sense of the
| word, a blessing.
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http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2009/08/walking-kid-home.html
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