RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] That naughty mr gates & Becta!
So a big, successful (high ICT deployment) school would have it's MS licencing costs cut from £35k to £27k p.a.? Gosh, how generous ;-). -----Original Message----- From: adrian.wells [mailto:adrian.wells@sidcot.org.uk] Sent: 05 December 2003 14:54 To: suse-linux-uk-schools@suse.com Subject: [suse-linux-uk-schools] That naughty mr gates & Becta! This is causing elation elsewhere! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3291279.stm Later Adrian -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help@suse.com This message may contain information and/or data that is confidential and legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that any use, publication, reproduction or dissemination is strictly prohibited and may violate certain laws. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by return e-mail and destroy this and all copies of this message and/or data. The content of this message has been scanned by MailPatrol for unacceptable language and inappropriate content. European Electronique limited thanks you in anticipation of your co-operation. MailPatrol is a fully managed service that offers your organisation the ability to monitor and enforce your Acceptable Usage Policy. For further information regarding the MailPatrol services contact the European Electronique Sales Enquiry line on 0845 345 8340 (local rate) or email sales@euroele.com
On Fri, 2003-12-05 at 15:05, Chris Puttick wrote:
So a big, successful (high ICT deployment) school would have it's MS licencing costs cut from £35k to £27k p.a.? Gosh, how generous ;-).
Don't forget MS software is already considerably discounted to schools.
Do you think they would agree to further discounts if they were not
terrified of FLOSS? I think this is great news, it means MS are feeling
the heat. Office is about £80 a seat to schools so even if discounted to
£50 its £50 more expensive than OO.o and OEM XP at around £85 is still
£85 more expensive than GNU/Linux. I bet they don't discount the OEM OS
price.
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ian
On Friday 05 December 2003 17:26, ian wrote:
On Fri, 2003-12-05 at 15:05, Chris Puttick wrote:
So a big, successful (high ICT deployment) school would have it's MS licencing costs cut from £35k to £27k p.a.? Gosh, how generous ;-).
Don't forget MS software is already considerably discounted to schools. Do you think they would agree to further discounts if they were not terrified of FLOSS? I think this is great news, it means MS are feeling the heat. Office is about £80 a seat to schools so even if discounted to £50 its £50 more expensive than OO.o and OEM XP at around £85 is still £85 more expensive than GNU/Linux. I bet they don't discount the OEM OS price.
What I still don't understand is why the national press doesn't casue such a stink about this. I would have thought that this waste of public funds would have been right up the Daily Mail or Daily Telegraph's alleys, bearing in mind their "lurve" for Tony Blair. For instance, if the NHS pissed away as much money buying cotton wool balls instead of packs of cotton woll, the press would be screaming. I shudder at the way this nation just accepts these things nowadays. <sigh> -- Best regards, Paul
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