Re: [ubuntu-uk] Government report warns about Microsoft lock-in

2007-01-14 Thread Toby Smithe
Thanks - you've been helpful. I'll get on there and make myself known On Sun, 2007-01-14 at 21:03 +, Andy Trevor wrote: > Toby Smithe wrote: > > On Sat, 2007-01-13 at 10:17 +, Andy Trevor wrote: > > > > > Toby Smithe wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Phil, > > > > > > > > I am all too kee

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Government report warns about Microsoft lock-in

2007-01-14 Thread Andy Trevor
Title: signature Toby Smithe wrote: On Sat, 2007-01-13 at 10:17 +, Andy Trevor wrote: Toby Smithe wrote: Hi Phil, I am all too keen to work with Becta. However, I feel that they should at least allow me the simple courtesy of a hard-earned reply.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Government report warns about Microsoft lock-in

2007-01-13 Thread Toby Smithe
On Sat, 2007-01-13 at 10:17 +, Andy Trevor wrote: > Toby Smithe wrote: > > Hi Phil, > > > > I am all too keen to work with Becta. However, I feel that they should > > at least allow me the simple courtesy of a hard-earned reply. > > > > Guys there is already channel set up with Becta. Ia

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Government report warns about Microsoft lock-in

2007-01-13 Thread Andy Trevor
Toby Smithe wrote: Hi Phil, I am all too keen to work with Becta. However, I feel that they should at least allow me the simple courtesy of a hard-earned reply. Guys there is already channel set up with Becta.  Ian Lynch from SchoolForge UK meets with them on a regular basis. Becta as

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Government report warns about Microsoft lock-in

2007-01-12 Thread Toby Smithe
Hi Phil, I am all too keen to work with Becta. However, I feel that they should at least allow me the simple courtesy of a hard-earned reply. On Fri, 2007-01-12 at 21:44 +, Phil Bull wrote: > Hi Toby, > > On Fri, 2007-01-12 at 20:16 +, Toby Smithe wrote: > [...] > > I have been quite bus

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Government report warns about Microsoft lock-in

2007-01-12 Thread Phil Bull
Hi Toby, On Fri, 2007-01-12 at 20:16 +, Toby Smithe wrote: [...] > I have been quite busy on the fight for free software for schools, and > am publishing any developments on that front at > http://tibsplace.co.uk/blog/index.php/category/free-software > > I don't really trust BECTA. They didn'

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Government report warns about Microsoft lock-in

2007-01-12 Thread Toby Smithe
On Fri, 2007-01-12 at 12:41 +, Phil Bull wrote: > On Fri, 2007-01-12 at 11:14 +, gord wrote: > > Snippet: > > "UK schools and colleges that have signed up to Microsoft Corp's > > academic licensing programs face the 'significant potential' of being > > locked in to the company's softwar

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Government report warns about Microsoft lock-in

2007-01-12 Thread Phil Bull
Hi gord, (CC'd to ubuntu-marketing for comments/ideas) On Fri, 2007-01-12 at 11:14 +, gord wrote: > Snippet: > "UK schools and colleges that have signed up to Microsoft Corp's > academic licensing programs face the 'significant potential' of being > locked in to the company's software,

[ubuntu-uk] Government report warns about Microsoft lock-in

2007-01-12 Thread gord
Snippet: "UK schools and colleges that have signed up to Microsoft Corp's academic licensing programs face the 'significant potential' of being locked in to the company's software, according to an interim review by the UK government agency responsible for technology in education. The Briti