> On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 5:04 PM, Craig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> 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?
James Grabham wrote: >> Its got nothing to do with the school, it will be up to the LEA >> unfortunately. James >>> I don't think that's right: schools make their own decisions these days. And there's actually no such thing as Local Education Authorities any more (those ceased to exist as legal entities a couple of years ago). So Craig may have some success just in his own school. Let's hope so! Craig >>> Welcome! I think your wish to do something for software freedom for your school and its students is admirable. It'll take some hard work; and you'll need to be prepared to persevere despite set backs and lack of interest. You're going to have to persuade your head of IT, who'll need to sell the idea of a switch to free software to the head teacher and senior management team. You might start by getting your mates interested in Ubuntu, and doing things with their own computers that you can all show off to your IT teachers. And you might then try letting your teachers know that BECTA recommends schools to consider free software seriously: http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?RSS&entryid=616 and http://publications.becta.org.uk/display.cfm?resID=35275&page=1835 (especially paragraphs 6:15 and 6:17) Very best wishes for the success of your efforts. But remember the main thing first of all is for you to have fun getting really good at using Ubuntu! Mac -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
