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On Mon, 2009-09-28 at 19:20 +0100, Paul Sutton wrote: > - > BECTA have initiated the open source schools project. > > http://opensourceschools.org.uk/ Hopeful - here is one link in the second page another http://computingatschool.org.uk/ has a project on programming with Linux and soon - thanks Paul - evidence of movement. > http://opensourceschools.org.uk/case-studies.html I liked the range of examples. The Mount Tamar example seems an excellent indicator of the direction we would hope for "Benefits also include advantages to students derived from using a wide range of software – they are not scared of using something different. They can choose their own desktop – KDE or Gnome – and this choice would not be available with a proprietary set up. The result of this is that students are better able to adapt to change – including regular updates to software. Students are given a wide variety of tools and it is up to them to choose the right ones – this gives them a wider range of IT experience and they become informed users." > > this is more worrying > http://opensourceschools.org.uk/technicians-view.html This is an exhortation, written quite well - so, things are happening. Once people start looking over the hedges (a farmer's analogy) maybe they'll start emulating. Exponential growth starting to get visible - a journey .... one step? Thanks again Paul James -- james kilty http://www.kilty.demon.co.uk -- 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