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  1. 21st May 2008, 06:01 PM #1
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    Becta Goes Open Source

    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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  4. 21st May 2008, 06:14 PM #2
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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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  5. 21st May 2008, 06:30 PM #3
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    At long last... excellent news
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  6. 21st May 2008, 07:11 PM #4
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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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  7. 21st May 2008, 08:09 PM #5
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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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    Chuckle

    PC Pro: News: Microsoft: OOXML too complex for Office 2007 SP2
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    Quote Originally Posted by CyberNerd View Post
    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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  10. 23rd May 2008, 12:51 PM #8
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    Best news ive heard in the education sector for a very long while
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