Leslie Fletcher, chair of governors at Parrs Wood High School in south
Manchester and campaigns manager for the UK's Unix and Open Systems User
Group, offers a personal perspective on how schools can benefit.
Schools using open source software can develop their information and
communication technology (ICT) as they think best, without worrying about
software costs and licensing because OSS is usually free.
The software a school needs to keep its computer network running and
secure, send and receive e-mail, access the internet, protect users from
viruses, spam and unsuitable content and carry out office tasks such as
word processing is all available free by using OSS.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4642461.stm
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