On 5/6/07, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would like to raise another point relevant to all UK citizens. We all, > in one way or another, pay taxes a fair proportion of which gets spent > on education. Thus, if schools could be persuaded to change to Ubuntu, > by how much would our taxes be reduced or cash released for other > beneficial things such as health? Surely, Ubuntu can do most, if not > all, of the things needed in schools. So, why are we not targeting our > local councillors with our propaganda. We have just had theirs in the > local elections so why not retaliate? > > You may accuse me of being Political but then, isn't this freedom thing > that Linux users preach about, a Political philosophy? > > Norman
Hi Norman, I and many others agree with you. Have you heard of Edubuntu? <http://www.edubuntu.org/> - it's an OS, based on Ubuntu, that is specifically catered to schools and classrooms. The Ubuntu UK team have some information on our wiki site <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Education>, explaining we can all help to push Open Source Software to our schools and governments. If you would like to help, you can email or write a letter to your local MP, as well as speak to your local council and schools. If you would like me to send you a copy of my note to my local MP, then I'd be happy to do so. You can also check out http://www.openschoolsalliance.org/ for more information. Arguably, an OS that is designed to cater particularly for schools, is much stronger than "other leading brands" :-) Thanks for bringing up an interesting point! Kris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
