Hello,
The article "Small college saves big with OpenOffice.org and Linux" is just what the doctor order:) We need this type of example to help with our efforts (pkplug) in promoting and advocating Open Source Tools. One thing about that school in Oklahoma is that the kids can
http://business.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/03/30/2033252&from=rss
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take a copy of Open Office home. If the kids do not have a computer there are companies that are upgrading to new computers all the time and sending their old computers to the dump.
We're trying to convince the Fletcher Administration (Kentucky) that Open Source is the way to go. Open Source can help Kentucky create an evironment where the business and education communities can compete. Instead of playing catch up all the time, which is constantly draining the technology budget of the business and education communities. Kentucky can increase the capacity of technology in the state at a very minimal price. I agree with the one post that we need more stories like this,so, please continue to post these stories as they are found.
One more thing, the argument I keep getting for not switching to Open Source is that there's no viable and strong support. IBM, Novell, and Sun Microsystems are three example of companies that can provide a contract to give 24 hour phone support, if that's what businesses and schools want and desire.
Also, there are LUG's out there with members and high school and college students that can provide support for Open Source tools. The old argument that there isn't support for Open Source tools isn't valid anymore, truely! A good advantage is price can be negotiated which leads to savings were often times' in the propritary world that's not the case.
Keep fighting the good fight!
Sincerely, David Bumgardner Jenkins, Kentucky
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