Promoting Open Source in Schools

[Zbigniew Koziol]

Tony Abou-Assaleh wrote:

>>If that is so, I would believe that this is a good argument for using
>>Linux. Why? The lifetime of computers used is rather short and probably
>>does not extend in average to more than let say 3 years. Hence, it might
>>be a good idea to instead of changing all computers to use the oldered
>>as terminals and invest available money into buying a new central one.
> 
> 
> I almost got involved in a project to do just that in NS: reuse old
> obsolete hardware as terminal and use the money to buy a server.
> Unfortunately, the guy who was negotiating the project with the government
> suddenly disappeared and the project died.

That and all my talking today would confirm that there is potentially a 
really huge niche market around for a new approach to using computers at 
smaller companies. I know, inertia, laziness to learn, ignorance, and a 
lack of imagination of people are the largest barrier. But we are 
talking about billions of dollars. And the place for Linux.

zb.

> 
> TAA
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