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Re: [LUG] Government response to petition 'nonMSschools'

 

On Mon, 2009-09-28 at 12:29 +0100, Paul Sutton wrote:

> I think if there was a proper alternative to capitas SIMS school
> management system that ran on say Linux / mac and Windwows, then it
> could seriously allow schools to dictate to microsoft and other
> suppliers (as in customer to supplier),  so MS could be told,  we don't
> like these terms, sort it or else.
> 
> I am not sure how much SIMS costs,  but i don't think its cheap,  and
> schools are usually forced to upgrade the whole package to get one new
> feature, which is designed to help comply with more central paperwork
> and rules.
> 
> Of course any solution needs to have proper technical support,  and be
> backed up by someone in the same way as ubuntu is backed by canonical.
Sirius? have they not got themselves on to a list or were they declined?

James

> 
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james kilty
http://www.kilty.demon.co.uk


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