The hills are alive with the sound of Linux
The Inquirer
By Stewart Meagher: Wednesday, 09 April 2008, 11:25 AM
FROM SEPTEMBER this year 9,000 computers in Swiss state schools will pull the plug on dual boot capability.
The computers which have up until now been running Windows as well as Ubuntu will forever be free from Microsoft when they become Linux boxes.
The move comes after instructions from the country's Department of Public Instruction which has become a serious advocate of Open Source software.
Whilst the move will obviously save money from the public purse, school officials point out that the switch also levels the playing field for those students who might not be able to afford expensive Microsoft software.
Manuel Grandjean, director of the Media Service Schools, also pointed out with alacrity usually absent in civil servants, that the move would also "avoid providing captive customers for large companies". Stick it to The Man, Manuel! ยต
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