Re: [vox] linux in schools or municipalities

[MK Murlas <mk@itdMAPSc.edu>]

In my search for schools that use open source, I am suprised
by the lack of it in California. Bits and pieces, but nothing
comprehensive.

I agree with you about OpenOffice.org as a minimum.  The
Berkeley school district is heavy into Macs, but there is now
an alpha out for OpenOffice.org on Macs...yeah!  One step
away from license fees if/when it is used.

To really ring some bells, we probably need to start a
comparison of pricing between MS Macs and OpenSource.  Do
you know of any comparisions to date?

Portland still seems to be the most comprehensive
http://www.riverdale.k12.or.us/linux/
but it should not be an isolated case.

Good luck with the letter writing effort, 

Mary Kay Murlas

mk@itdc.edu



On Mon, 9 Sep 2002, R. Douglas Barbieri wrote:

> On Sat, 7 Sep 2002, Colin Kelly wrote:
> > out here in roseville area i have yet to see public school district
> > that uses linux. They  all seem to use microsoft for everything
> > including webservers. Not a good idea if you ask me.
> 
> I just attended the ribbon cutting ceremony at Margerite Montgomery in
> South Davis a few days ago. We received a walking tour from the principal
> and I noticed that in the library, classrooms and office were computers
> all running Windows 2000 along with Office 2000. I asked the principal if
> he knew if Open Source had been considered when the computer systems were
> selected and he told me that the district handles all IT decisions.
> 
> Would anyone be interested in starting a letter writing campaign from
> members of Lugod to local school districts protesting the use of
> proprietary software? We could advocate the use of open source. They could
> start by using Open Office and Mozilla (or at least Netscape), even if
> they stick with M$ Windows. There is no reason why the district couldn't
> just buy Walmart specials for desktop computers, preinstalled with
> Mandrake Linux. As Maddog said, they are shirking their responsibility if
> Open Source wasn't even considered in their IT desicion-making process.
> 
> I am planning on writing a letter to my local school district. If anyone
> is interested, I would welcome signatures.
> 
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