Australian Digital Education Revolutionbeing a BIG blow for Linux.

[bwright]

I believe that you are not allowed to change the operating system in
the contract with the DET until you leave school. I go to a public
school ( I am a senior student ) and I don't think you are allowed to
actually install another system. The system is also loaded with
goodies like programs that act like trojans allowing the DET to
remotely disable your computer ( pretty much a root kit ) and all
manner of other things constantly pinging to random proxies. So the
kids get a bag full of DRM in a box and if they try disable it they
get punished by the school system. So it is a huge blow not having
linux on it.

On May 25, 11:56 am, "Senectus ." <senec... at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 25 May 2010 07:35, ha... at ipunix.com <ha... at ipunix.com> wrote:
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> > Ubuntu-AU'ers I see a lot of time being spent on the Australian Ubuntu LoCo
> > structure and now the wiki.
>
> > But what is happening around us and in particular in my area (Strathpine
> > Queensland). I now see year nine through 12 student running around with mini
> > notebooks (also called netbook) supplied through their school under the
> > Australian Federal Government's Digital Education Revolution (DER) program.
> > From my early findings it looks like that notebooks will be distributed to
> > eventually every year nine through 12 student. They are all to receive a
> > mini notebook with windows 7 installed by the completion of the rollout in
> > 2012.
>
> > This is a big blow to the Linux community as for example 267,000 Windows 7
> > based netbooks that the NSW Government alone has started rolling out to high
> > schools will come pre-installed with open source software. From information
> > gathered they were certainly looking seriously at Linux platforms, but
> > vendors didn't provide the answers or comfort they were looking for.
>
> > I think part of the problem with the Linux tenders would have been that
> > they were represented by hardware vendors pushing Linux to increase their
> > profit on the units, rather than pushing Linux because they believed in it
> > or had the right answers. If they had gone with a Linux based system they
> > could have saved the country (tax payers) close to a $1 billion in licensing
> > fees.
>
> > All this points out that we the Linux (Ubuntu) users must be active not
> > only within our own group(s) but engage direct with the community in
> > general, visit schools, educate hardware vendors and lobby with the
> > Australian Federal and State Governments.
>
> > Cheers,
>
> > Harry Degenaar
> > ha... at ipunix.com
>
> It's also a huge opportunity..
> All those new machines going out to students that are naturally rebellious
> and inquisitive.
>
> Time to really amp up a "Linux install Day" again...
>
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