By kern | Mon, April 7 - 3:54 PM
In September 2008, around 9,000 computers within the Swiss Educational system will have abandoned Windows in favor of Linux. It is happening in Geneva, and has been put in motion by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI). Some advantages that were noted.
The original article in French can be found here, as well as the Google English translation.
By kern | Tue, Jan. 29 - 2:06 PM
Ironically, it seems that Microsoft initiated the switchover to the Linux alternative by launching its anti-piracy policy in the Philippines. The government them responded by seeking out alternatives. In a sweeping move 13,000 Fedora Linux and 10,000 Ubuntu Linux computers have have been deployed within Philippine schools in the country replacing old Windows PCs. It was discovered that the old Windows PCs were not being used because nobody knew how to use them
A quote from and independent open source consultant Ricardo Gonzalez who worked on the project.
This should be an interesting case to follow, to discover if Linux can be a useful learning tool in the education ...
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