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Old 21-05-2008, 06:01 PM   #1
 
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Article at The Inquirer about Becta launching a programme to get schools to adopt open source software.

Open source trumps Microsoft in UK schools - The INQUIRER
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About time we saw some weight thrown behind the issue, we'll see if it comes to anything.
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At long last... excellent news
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About time too Now all we need is Capita and so called educational software houses to recognise OS as a viable alternative to MS
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MS are hot on the heels, doing something becta asked them to do eons ago:

Microsoft Office 2007 to Support ODF - and not OOXML
Shame it took a referral to the EU
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PC Pro: News: Microsoft: OOXML too complex for Office 2007 SP2
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MS are hot on the heels, doing something becta asked them to do eons ago:

Microsoft Office 2007 to Support ODF - and not OOXML
Shame it took a referral to the EU
Er not quite.


Groklaw - Microsoft Supporting ODF? -- Close, But No Cigar
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Best news ive heard in the education sector for a very long while
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