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james kilty wrote:
On Fri, 2009-09-25 at 12:55 +0100, Paul Sutton wrote:Government response below http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page20711Interesting the hedging. "To suggest that only an open source operating system should be used would run counter to the view that schools should have flexibility and a choice of services." Also: "Becta does not recommend any single operating system because the agency believes that schools should consider and choose the best system for their particular circumstances." Then in Link to Becta's advice (discussed a good while ago) to show how good they are: Lots on Vista's problems - then "Due to limitations in Microsoft's implementation of the Open Document Format (ODF) international standard, users should in the short term continue to save files in the more widely adopted .doc, .xls and .ppt formats." No mention of Linux until the last para: "If a school sets up a small network in its computer science department running an open source operating system such as Linux, to ensure that pupils have as wide a range of ICT skills as possible, it will have to pay Microsoft annual licence fees for each of the Linux PCs in the school." So, it is down to the individuals in the schools to know about, want to use, and be clued up before they start. Hardly a drive as claimed: "Becta is the Government Agency leading the national drive to ensure the effective use of technology throughout learning." Brick wall?
hedging , brick wall - make your mind up. You expected a sensible response? A new catch phrase for ya: Government joined up stinking! Tom te tom te tom -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html