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ZDNet UK: Space-aged millennial school chooses Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 12, 2000

“Linux at school… Open Source is getting them young.”

Perhaps heralding a new era in education, the first school
in Britain to open this millennium has put all its faith in the
open source phenomenon, Linux.

“Parrs Wood High School in Manchester ,which opens today, plans
to base its new computer network entirely on the alternative OS.
The unusual step has been taken as part of the Government’s new
City Learning Centres initiative aimed at providing access to
technology for everyone in Britain’s cities.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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