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BBC News: How Schools Can Get Free Software

Jul 05, 2005, 22:00 (0 Talkback[s])

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"The UK government's school computing agency, Becta, has said schools could save costs by switching to what is known as open source software...

"Leslie Fletcher, chair of governors at Parrs Wood High School in south Manchester and campaigns manager for the UK's Unix and Open Systems User Group, offers a personal perspective on how schools can benefit..."

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