Hi, just thought many of you might be interested in this little noticed
but potentially explosive news. Below is a translation of some key
portions:
Ten high schools in two northern counties in Taiwan have formed a "Linux
alliance". Under pressure from the US government, the Taiwan government
has begun cracking down on software piracy (incidentally, Microsoft will
be the main, if not the sole, beneficiary of these actions). Without
the money to buy Microsoft software, and without the technical expertise
within each individual school to do system-wide Linux installation,
forming an alliance to thus pull their resources together is the only
option.
These ten high schools will deploy school-wide Linux systems this
summer. (Bye-bye Microsoft. Bye-bye Windows). More than twenty other
high schools are planning to follow. It was estimated that each school
can save at least $150,000 per year by going to Linux. The total saving
will exceed $5 million (US) dollars a year.
Plus, the students will have a chance to learn real computer
programming. Not just playing computer games (and peeping into porn sites).
Best,
W. Wayne Liauh, Ph.D., J.D.
Attorney and Counselor at Law
