School Switches to Linux, Hopes to Keep MS Funds Jul 8, 2008, 16 :30 UTC (2 Talkback[s]) (6715 reads) (Other stories by Ulrika Hedquist)
"Warrington School, in Otago, has decided to jump ship and deploy the GNU/Linux operating system with free software across the board by a target date of 2010, says the school’s principal, Nathan Parker.
"The complete switch to Linux has been approved by the Ministry of Education, and Parker is now hoping that a portion of the money that would normally be paid to Microsoft for software licences will continue to be paid to the school. Parker says he would use the money to employ a local technician and further develop the Linux environment..."
