:Universities That Do Not Use Free Software: Time for a Boycott?
Universities That Do Not Use Free Software: Time for a Boycott? Aug 31, 2008, 21 :03 UTC (8 Talkback[s]) (5148 reads) (Other stories by Jon maddog Hall)
"People have to wonder why universities still continue using closed source proprietary software. Could it be that Microsoft and other companies pay the university to use their software, locking in the students, perhaps not paying directly, but in the guise of giving "discount licenses" to students and faculty?"