Australian Digital Education Revolutionbeing a BIG blow for Linux.

[Tom Sparks]

--- On Wed, 26/5/10, Paul Shirren <shirro at shirro.com> wrote:

> From: Paul Shirren <shirro at shirro.com>
> Subject: Re: Australian Digital Education Revolutionbeing a BIG blow for  Linux.
> To: ubuntu-au at lists.ubuntu.com
> Received: Wednesday, 26 May, 2010, 4:39 PM
> On 26/05/10 1:27 PM, Steven O'Reilly
> wrote:
> > I'm not sure where to begin trying to fix that!
<snip>
> The kids who are really forgotten and need a big hand live
> in remote
> indigenous communities and OLPCs are going to some of them
> - fully open
> source stack where it counts and hopefully will be
> appreciated.
> 
> There is a lot people can do at a local level to engage
> with the
> community including schools and teachers and make a
> difference. Everyone
> loves TuxPaint, Inkscape, Audacity etc.
>  
With all these cloud computer options (facebook, myspace, youtube, etc) dose everyone need that latests computer for internet / word processing? no unless your are video editor, 3D modeller, etc

Most computers are under used or sit idle

the Operating System is becoming irrelevant and Microsoft is losing its strong-hold

tom