It would be nice if someone at LibreOffice could send a response to that
school whereby the use of the phrase "you are being `fact-checked`" and
dispute the forced use of MS Office, and then send the usual reasons in
order to educate the school re: LibreOffice. The fact that LibreOffice
is universally available to all on any platform and where MS Office is
not available on Linux, these days, is embarrassing - students using
Linux as their operating system are being placed at a clear disadvantage
by that school.
Marc
Le 2024-03-26 à 06 h 07, Mike Saunders a écrit :
Hi everyone,
On Twitter (I mean, "X") someone posted about their school requiring
students to use Microsoft Office. Even worse, the school has a quiz
for new students where they are asked what software they can use, and
LibreOffice is an option, but the "correct" answer is Microsoft
Office. Here's the thread:
https://twitter.com/WarlockN1ck/status/1771748533038911601
And for those who don't want to use "X", a screenshot:
https://i.imgur.com/nvxTvAm.png
So what can we do about this? My idea is a short infographic that we
can post in response to such things, pointing out the benefits of FOSS
(especially with regards to data privacy) and how it's important for
students to have choice in the tools they use, and the value of
learning other tools.
Ideas and mockups very welcome :-)
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