[Trisquel-users] Free Software in Schools

[superbyelich]

     I noticed something rather delightful today while I was in one of the  
computer labs at one of the schools I service.  There were a number of  
students playing around with some digital pictures on their desktops.  Now,  
mind you the school district I work for is deeply imbedded in using  
Microsoft, Google, and Apple products and services.  We only run a few  
servers with GNU/Linux, and they are rapidly being fazed out.

Anyways, when I set up the computers in my schools that I have charge of, I  
install some free software programs such as GIMP or GNU Image Manipulation  
Program, not really thinking anyone would actually use, but just having it  
there in case.  Well, these students were not only using it, but must have  
been using it in this school for a while, because they were showing each  
other techniques on how to do things!

Long story short, if free software is available, and not clouded by the hype  
of proprietary, or the over all jamming down one's throat, students will use  
it!

Nuff Said.
grimlok