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Re: [LUG] School Server / School Software was School Server

 

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tom wrote:
> I think we are missing some points here. Its all very well setting up
> servers in schools but it not the server itself that the school is
> looking for its a solution to a set of problems that exist in
> educational establishments.

Including some which are fairly unique to education.

> The education market in the UK is very much controlled and dominated by
> ScoMis, Captia One, RM and Microsoft. These companies run services in

ScoMis are Devon County Council...

> the UK and are practically monopolies / cartels as far as UK Education
> IT is concerned.
> 
> The only School "Admin" products (not Schools IT Admin) that I am aware
> of are FreeMis and schooltool (one of Mark Shuttleworth's babies) .
> 
> These products will have very little impact unless someone with a lot of
> money, power and influence comes in and shake things up big time.

And if you can get data out of existing systems...
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