via Jeff Waugh’s Be the signal. The Australian Financial Review reports NSW education downgrades Microsoft.
“The NSW Department of Education has put Microsoft on notice after it agreed to extend its software licensing agreement for just one year instead of renegotiating a new three-year contract.” — Prepares to deploy OpenOffice.org on 41000 PCs by end of 2008
Very interesting, I am big supported of the use of open source and open standards in education. The purpose of education should not be to teacher kids particular commercial software, it should be to teach kids how to use technology to empower them to learn. I look forward to further developments.
note: I am a casual employee of the NSW DET, my comments do not represent my employers, past. present or future.
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