[wilhelmtux-discussion] [Fwd: [DDN] article - "old computers as good as new in linux labs"]

[Claude Almansi]

Hi Tuxers

This article insists on reduced cost of runnung a GNU/Linux lab, so it 
misses the point of free software. But maybe some arguments might be 
convincing for our education authorities too: cost and longer duration, 
for instance.

cheers

Claude

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [DDN] article - "old computers as good as new in linux labs"
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 08:31:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: Phil Shapiro
To: digitaldivide at milhouse.edc.org




Old computers good as new in Linux labs

September 16, 2004

By Treena Shapiro
Advertiser Education Writer


As pressure mounts to meet state-mandated educational technology
standards, some Hawai'i schools with limited budgets are getting updated
computer labs at a fraction of the typical costs.

With help from the nonprofit Hawai'i Open Source Education Foundation, a
dozen schools and organizations have opened PC labs using recycled
computers loaded with free software for about $3,000, much less than what
a lab using off-the-shelf computers and commercially-available software
could cost — up to $30,000.

Full article at http://shorterlink.com/?KVX0WY

Source - http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com


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