... and in another (more enlightened) part of the world ... http://www.ubuntu.com/products/casestudies/Andalusia-deploys-220000-Ubuntu-desktops-in-schools-throughout-the-region
Andre May 2010 17:31, Tom Sparks <[email protected]> wrote: > --- On Wed, 26/5/10, Paul Shirren <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Paul Shirren <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: Australian Digital Education Revolutionbeing a BIG blow for > Linux. > > To: [email protected] > > Received: Wednesday, 26 May, 2010, 4:39 PM > > On 26/05/10 1:27 PM, Steven O'Reilly > > wrote: > > > I'm not sure where to begin trying to fix that! > <snip> > > The kids who are really forgotten and need a big hand live > > in remote > > indigenous communities and OLPCs are going to some of them > > - fully open > > source stack where it counts and hopefully will be > > appreciated. > > > > There is a lot people can do at a local level to engage > > with the > > community including schools and teachers and make a > > difference. Everyone > > loves TuxPaint, Inkscape, Audacity etc. > > > With all these cloud computer options (facebook, myspace, youtube, etc) > dose everyone need that latests computer for internet / word processing? no > unless your are video editor, 3D modeller, etc > > Most computers are under used or sit idle > > the Operating System is becoming irrelevant and Microsoft is losing its > strong-hold > > tom > > > > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au >
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