Obama, education, IT, and Money

[Tom Hoffman]

CanDo and SchoolTool will be flying the K-12 open source flag next
week at the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee's (ICAC)
12th Annual Kickoff Technology Policy Exhibition in DC.
http://netcaucus.org/events/2009/kickoff/

So that's one thing...

--Tom

On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 8:04 AM, Matt Burkhardt <mlb at imparisystems.com> wrote:
> I've written and sent CD's to Arne Duncan and several other education
> leaders.  I've also written to my congressman and senators espousing the
> need for more computers and lower TCO while citing several important
> unbiased studies conducted by BECTA (British Educational Council on
> Technology Assessment), the findings in San Diego, Indiana and several other
> states or private schools that have gone with open source software.
>
> I don't have the deep pockets some of the other software manufacturers have,
> but I do have some data and a voice!
>
> On Sat, 2009-01-03 at 09:57 -0800, Jeffrey LePage wrote:
>
> Forgive me while I dip into the world of politics.
>
> Some details of the proposed/planned stimulus package are starting to appear
> in the media. I note 2 tech related bits:
> 1) improving school infrastructure, _including_ computers
> 2) free wireless internet
>
> What will happen? Will $billions be shipped off to MS and other large
> proprietary interests, with little accomplished except the expansion of
> existing monopolies?  Will Dell and MS carpet-bomb the schools of America
> with Vista PC's?
>
> Does the open source community have a plan?  Do I need to write my
> congressmen?
>
> There are numerous articles out there claiming that Obama is friendly to
> open source, but I'm not convinced.
>
>
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