O and A levels [was Re: [SC.LUG] Robotics]

[Geoff]

Richard Smedley wrote:

>
> Unfortunately there's not always an obvious saving -
> approximately half of the schools in the country are
> part of the Microsoft Schools' Agreement, whereby
> they pay a licence fee for all Pentium class machines in
> the school, regardless of what software they run. This
> simplifies (and saves on) licensing for all-MS shops,
> but makes it less worth their while to try Free OSs.
>
> Please note that this agreement is currently under
> investigation, and if you know a business who has been
> unable to sell into schools because of it, please put them
> in touch with me, and I will point them to the appropriate
> person at the OFT who are dealing with it. :)
>
Thanks for bringing me up that one. Further reading on that subject:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/30420.html

I have also read the proposal from Skegness Grammar School. Interesting 
reading.
http://www.scholarpack.org/

What seems to me to be the main issue is providing the knowledge to 
those that make the decisions.

Geoff