[Fsfe-uk] [ALUG] Microsoft and schools (fwd)

[MJ Ray]

I think someone on this or a related list commented about getting free software 
into schools is like "eating the elephant one bite at a time". It seems that 
events are moving to make it harder to work such an approach, with more 
centralised negotiations. The BECTa press release is on 
http://www.becta.org.uk/corporate/press_out.cfm?id=3098 but it contains few 
details. It basically seems to be a government-endorsed Microsoft products 
price cut for schools. I'm not sure whether this changes  much else yet.

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Date: 2003-12-04 14:58:48 +0000
Subject: [ALUG] Microsoft and schools

Microsoft boss Bill Gates has promoted laptops for pupils
 Schools across the UK could save up to £50m on Microsoft software over the 
next three years.  
The Education Secretary, Charles Clarke, said Microsoft had reached an 
agreement with the government's educational technology agency, Becta.  
"This kind of agreement shows the advantages in co-ordinated procurement for 
schools across the country." 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3291279.stm
                
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                                                        Nick Daniels

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