Hi I received this email from Herts LUG and thought it worth posting I have asked permission If i could foward it and was told , foward away Regards Nick Daniels On Wednesday 17 December 2003 15:44, tony.tibbenham@sonoco.com wrote:
All,
Given the enthusiasm in LUG's for getting Linux into schools I thought the attached message was worth broadcasting. Please respond directly to Jon Hunt
(forwarded with the permission of Jon Hunt. Originally received via MK LUG mailing list)
-----Forwarded Message----- From: Jonathon Hunt jon.hunt@becta.org.uk Subject: Schools using open source software Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 11:47:24 +0000
Dear sir/madam,
My name is Jon Hunt and I work for Becta's Independent Procurement Advisory Service (Ipas). We are currently conducting a number of total cost of ownership studies of ICT in educational institutions, and are keen to extend these to include schools using open source software.
I am currently pulling together a list of schools in England that are using open source software, based on desk research, using sources such as http://www.schoolforge.org.uk, http://casestudy.seul.org and the suse-linux-uk-schools list archives.
I would be interested to hear of any particularly notable case studies you know about? I would be very grateful for any information or advice you could provide.
Becta, the British Educational Communications & Technology Agency, is the Government's lead agency for ICT in education.
Many thanks,
Jon Hunt IPAS - Independent Procurement Advisory Service, Becta Tel: +44 (0)24 7684 7190 http://ipas.ngfl.gov.uk http://www.becta.org.uk
-- My thoughts -- This is a chance to get education advisors to recognise the benefits of Linux. Becta's web site includes such gems as "Microsoft Licencing Negotiations" which is interesting reading.
So, a chance for all those schools and colleges who have used GNU/Linux to detail the benefits they have received and answer the question "is Linux cheaper for education".
If nothing else offering real competition may encourage existing suppliers to keep their licencing fees low.
Anyone got some good stories to tell?