<div>On 02/02/07, David Morley <<a href="mailto:davmor2@gmail.com">davmor2@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Simple answer yes! More complex response I don't think the same kinda thing that is being offered by your uni will be practical as it takes money away from the projects.  However they can continue in the fashion they currently are and win over one school/college/uni at a time.  This is a much longer process but as more reports get out of schools... saving money, utilising existing hardware etc get out then it is like the snowball effect it'll build quickly. When that occurs then I could see them taking the time to get stuff back out of the education dept. Besides if the schools get the kids hooked on linux then the chances are that the kids may contribute anyway. <ul><li>Isn't the answer to all this- marketing- MS have the power and the money so some people will always go after what they have to offer. </li></ul></blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <ul><li>Are there any OS graphics programmes? one of my students was asking. </li></ul></blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <ul><li>Another student said he really would like to move to OS but he is a composer and needs a composing programme he thinks is not available on OS- would that be right? </li></ul></blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <ul><li>I think it is impossible to compete as such with Microsoft but to work in one's own sphere publicising OS etc. I think I might contact our local education authority to find out how much of the budget goes on MS software and tell them about the costs of putting Edubuntu on instead.- If anyone has any facts and figures it would be good. </li></ul></blockquote><div> <ul><li>The Green  Party information was useful -anyone agree? </li></ul></div> <div> <ul><li>How easy would it be for me to take information to the local primary school about Edubuntu? or even put it onto some computers- are there CD's? But I know they will want to know about support.and the support is in the hands of a MS franchised group.</li></ul>Caroline (LSP) </div> <div>  </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> -- Seek That Thy Might Know -- <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk </a> <a href="https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/">https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/</a> </blockquote></div> -- --- London School of Puppetry <a href="http://www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com"> www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com</a>