LXer: Ministry says no as school opts for free software (NZ)

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LXer: Ministry says no as school opts for free software (NZ)

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10-13-2008, 01:00 AM	#1
LXer LXer NewsBot Registered: Dec 2005 Posts: 128,367 Rep:	LXer: Ministry says no as school opts for free software (NZ) Published at LXer: Warrington School, in Otago, will not get paid funds allocated for Microsoft licences after moving to open source software, simply because the school was never billed, says the Ministry of Education. The school is deploying the GNU/Linux operating system, aiming to have free software across the board by 2010, and the complete switch to Linux has been approved by the MoE, says the school’s principal, Nathan Parker. Read More...

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