EducationGuardian.co.uk: Stick or Twist?

"For open source, read 'cheaper.' It's one big reason why the government is inching its way towards accepting that open source software such as OpenOffice--free and downloadable from the web - can become a viable option in education and other parts of the public sector.

"It's been a slow process. Most computers still run on proprietary operating systems, and mainly Microsoft software, although Linux--the best known open source operating system--is starting to move in to servers and other back-office (administrative) systems..."

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