Hip-Hip-Hooray! With 2 weeks to go, 50 delegates are booked for the FLOSSIE conference in London on 18th February, which means the event will at least break even. Many thanks to everyone who signed up already, and those who made the event possible. NOW we need everyone else there: The curious, those who've noticed something going on. Can FLOSS really save money? What are companies like Sun, IBM, Microsoft and SCO banging on about? Does it mean changing computers yet again? Why does it matter anyway: all computers do basically the same job, don't they? A Press Release is going out today, and if you know anyone in education who should be with us on the 18th, please print out the booking form at http://www.schoolforge.org.uk/flossie/registration_form.pdf and let them see it. Many thanks, hope to see you there! John Ingleby ************
Hi All, I have just (only 6 weeks after sending my e-mail) received a snail mail response from Becta about the Laptop for Teachers specification (http://lft.ngfl.gov.uk/index.php?i=307). The letter, from Dr Stephen Lacey (Executive Director, Educational Technology) states that the 'or equivalent' in the OS section is 'specifically to cater of alternative/open source products' and that similar intentionis in the 'freeware' applications. It also states the 'there is no intention to discriminate against this [open source] type of alternative option'. I have replied asked if the specification can be made clearer on both of these fronts. ===== rgds, Richard Rothwell -------------------------------------------------------------------- rind (n) acronym for 'rind is not defined' ___________________________________________________________ BT Yahoo! Broadband - Free modem offer, sign up online today and save £80 http://btyahoo.yahoo.co.uk
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