[Gllug] New Zealand Education dept (fwd)

[Chris Bell]

Hello,
   I went to the BETT show at Olympia today, and was relatively pleased at
the amount of understanding of Linux. The majority of the hardware stands
selling items such as whiteboards told me that hardware drivers are
available (although there was no mention of quality). The few government
stands were trying hard to stand back and deny any preference or bias in any
direction, but many people I spoke to appeared to be at least aware of Linux
if not totally enthusiastic.
   I have heard complaints about the lack of Epson printer drivers, so I
asked specific questions on the Epson stand. The reply was that there did
not seem to be much demand, but the attitude changed when I pointed out that
people were avoiding Epson.
   More people were sceptical about New Zealand actually managing to leave
Microsoft in the time, but time will tell.


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Chris Bell www.chrisbell.org.uk (was www.overview.demon.co.uk)
Microsoft sells you Windows ... Linux gives you the whole house.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:44:19 +1300
From: GLLUG at getaroundtoit.co.uk
To: Chris Bell <chrisbell at 3966.ukfsn.org>
Subject: New Zealand Education dept


Chris,

Hope you're keeping warm and well-fed!

This article, and other items on the site, may be of some interest to 
you, and useful in your continuing negotiations.

Regards,
=dn

New Zealand Schools OER Portal/Digital Horizon/A timeline for digital 
independence is created
New Zealand Schools OER Portal/Digital Horizon/A timeline for digital 
independence is created - WikiEducator (11 January 2010)
 
http://wikieducator.org/New_Zealand_Schools_OER_Portal/Digital_Horizon/A_timeline_for_digital_independence_is_created#Digital_Independence




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