Linux Journal: Linux in Italian Schools, Part 1 | Linux Today

Linux Journal: Linux in Italian Schools, Part 1

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 18, 2005

[ Thanks to Marco for this link.
]

“In many Italian high schools, general use of information
technology as well as what is taught in the classroom is limited to
proprietary software. Some institutes, however, are using GPL
products daily, and this is the first article in a series that
focuses on these schools. The reasons why these schools discovered
and switched to free software are quite varied. Some simply needed
basic network services, including e-mail, shared printers, Internet
access control and so on. Others wanted to run their Web sites and
maybe offer e-learning services through them. Finally, some
teachers and other personnel turned to free software to help them
produce didactic material for students or simply to manage
unavoidable paperwork…”

Complete
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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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