-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I spent a great deal of time over the last few years trying to get parts of the DET to look at free software with little effect. I found three major hurdles. 1. The unfounded belief that anything free must be second rate 2. The complete reliance on their Microsoft trained advisers 3. The argument that the students will only ever encounter MS based software in the workplace (also based on their advisers).
I know that these are bogus arguments, but the powers that be are convinced that they are true. Heracles lloyd wrote: > Like Richard Hayes, I noted the announcement "Lenovo wins $150m NSW > schools deal". I have been trying since February to get a response on a > suggestion that the Department of Education consider FOSS > (correspondence attached) via my local member's office, who happens to > be the Education Minister. > > I am now trying to get a meeting with her. If successful (unlikely, but > not out of the question), is anyone who really knows what they are > talking about interested in coming to the meeting? > Lloyd > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFJ0/tVybPcBAs9CE8RAkS5AJ9+TF3pn/zIBPIZgxbu0v8vtVsilwCeLYki flttylvP4GO6bISQQ74O06w= =rsRa -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
