UK Schools Told to Dump Microsoft 646
kubla2000 writes "The current issue of the Times Educational Supplement is running an article in which they cite a report by the British Educational Communications and Technology Association telling primary and secondary schools in the UK to dump Microsoft Operating systems and products in order to save millions. In a report to be published next week, obtained by The TES, Becta will highlight schools which have turned to free software instead of the market leader's products. Becta does not name Microsoft in its analysis. But almost all schools use some of the company's products. Their conclusion? Schools running OSS are saving 24% on average per pc versus those running proprietary systems."
Re:Discount (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Chicken or the Egg? (Score:2, Funny)
>what will they do when their prospective employer asks
I'd go for "Are you fucking kidding?"
Re:Does it all come down to money (Score:3, Funny)
What happens when microsoft do make the best tool for the job?
Hell freezes over.
Re:Into the minds of the young (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Does it all come down to money (Score:1, Funny)
They already did that. Now they're simply replacing the babysitters with ones that save additional 24%.
This is a joke, of course.
That's a shame (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Discount (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Great opportunity for OSS (Score:2, Funny)
They look at online pr0n, IM each other incessantly, and race each other to "First post" as Anonymous Coward on Slashdot.
Re:Or they buy it.. :( (Score:5, Funny)
Re:a step in the right direction (Score:2, Funny)
the SuSE machines are definately the most popular amongst the kids (aged 10-11); partially due to the selection of games that came with the distro
Yes, right, that's good selling point for Linux - more games are available on Linux than windows.
Re:Does it all come down to money (Score:3, Funny)
multiplication tables?
Re:Discount (Score:5, Funny)
Re:But should we be dump it? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Does it all come down to money (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Great opportunity for OSS (Score:2, Funny)
Now there's a new twist. It used to be the things you didn't know or couldn't do that made you unemployable.
HR: "Well, everything looks to be in order. You have all the skill sets we're looking for."
Applicant: "Oh, yes. And I am also quite proficient with several Linux distributions."
HR: "Oh, I'm terribly sorry. That negates everything else you know. I doubt you could qualify for a job flipping hamburgers now that you know those things."