Promoting Open Source in Schools

[James Knott]

While not quite open source, Ontario schools are supposedly using
StarOffice, according to an announcement a while ago.  The use of
StarOffice can only encourage the use of OpenOffice and both of them
help encourage use of Linux.


paul sutton wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I was wondering if anyone in the Toronto area. has been involved in
> getting open source into schools and if they could share their
> experience.  In the Uk I have just joined with some of the more local
> linux users to promote Linux in torbay, partly as we live locally so
> it's much easier to do things on a local level,  the rest of the DC lug
> are spread over quite a big distance (Well in Uk terms anyway),  I think
> in the uk no one is more than about 75 miles from the coast.
> As i am planning to be in the Toronto area about End of April / May I
> will hopefully be able to take part in group meetings, and possibly
> projects,  even though I am also going to be looking for work initially,
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Paul
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