On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 11:18:12AM +0000, Alan Harris wrote:
Yet again the idiots (yes - I really do mean to use the word IDIOT here!) at Becta have decided to give both stupid and expensive advice.
As a MAC OS/X user I feel that I should really point out that MAC OS/X is BSD with pretty bits and therefore effectively contains 'free' software, not only that but the default browser on a MAC is now Safari and that is also 'free' software.
Depending on the exact definition of "free" there arn't many browsers which are anything else. The term is somewhat overloaded.
I'm sick and tired of such stupid, ignorant attitudes from our so called 'advisors' - it's long past the time when most of them were put out to grass!
Unless they are smoking it.
Such things really make me angry - But wait a minute, what happens if a teacher wishes to purchase a computer with an operating system that operates entirely through the medium of Welsh? Windows won't do this so
Or indeed any language other than American "English". In the case of the LFT scheme it's the LEAs doing the purchasing anyway.
why can't i use Linux which will? Answer me that one BECTA! Or could it be that you're going to discriminate against native Welsh Speakers then?
What powers does the Welsh Assembly have? Maybe they need lobbying to pass a statute against language discrimination.
Sorry for the rant but this makes me really angry...
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