[[ZEITGEIST]] Open source schools
bbc.co.uk: The UK government's school computing agency, Becta, has said schools could save costs by switching to what is known as open source software…

Parrs Wood High School has more than 2,000 students and more than 200 staff…

Software licences cost Parrs Wood about £30,000 each year, less than half the cost if no OSS were deployed…

Because OSS runs well on old hardware, computers from the old school and cast-offs from local businesses could be deployed in ICT rooms and other classrooms, requiring little additional capital expenditure. Go to article