Ministry says no as school opts for free software (NZ)

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Oct 13, 2008 1:33 AM EDT
Computerworld New Zealand; By Ulrika Hedquist 		Mail this story
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Warrington School, in Otago, will not get paid funds allocated for Microsoft licences after moving to open source software, simply because the school was never billed, says the Ministry of Education. The school is deploying the GNU/Linux operating system, aiming to have free software across the board by 2010, and the complete switch to Linux has been approved by the MoE, says the school’s principal, Nathan Parker.

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