[ubuntu-uk] Persuading a school to switch

London School of Puppetry lspinfo at gmail.com
Fri Mar 28 22:48:38 GMT 2008


On 25/03/2008, Craig <craig at zygoid.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
>         I have been an Ubuntu user for not very long (since around
> October) and
> have been amazed at the stability, compatibility and usability amongst
> many other things. I think it really shows what a community can do if
> they pull together - they can develop an operating system that (in my
> biased opinion) is better than that of a multi-billion pound company.
>         I am 13 and go to Court Moor School in Hampshire. The school is
> very
> keen on getting the latest technology - virtual learning environments,
> computerised registration etc. Currently I am persuading various people
> around the school to switch to ubuntu. I have found quite a few people
> who would be interested in having someone who really knows what they're
> talking about to show them some of the features and the security they
> could use and some of the things included in edubuntu.
>         Obviously this is still in early stages, I was just wondering if
> this
> is something that anyone would possibly be interested in doing so I
> could negotiate further. Otherwise, any ideas on ways to persuade a
> school to switch to ubuntu?
>
> Craig.
>
>
>
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Hi there Craig, I think Richmond School in North Yorkshire witched
completely to Open Source. There was also stuff said in Parliament about the
benefits of OS too - you might have to have a hunt for the info.

Caroline
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