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Was it as bad as the Microsoft forums where an 'expert' (I'm 99% sure are bots) would totally fail to solve a problem then close the thread?

There used to be a Linux distro\project (going back a long way) called Karoshi, developed by some schools admins in the SE. I see it's still around and now called Linux Schools .You can get its code from Sourceforge here - https://sourceforge.net/projects/karoshi/files/?source=navbar Back when they started, Linux was quite a dark art, but I think now it could be a viable option, as long as admins are willing to put in the work to have a whole in house FOSS setup. It may be a while, but it would make a nice project for the vibe coding types to make a setup like Microsoft's Learning Network Manager, where, from one disk, you can setup an entire network (it was developed to allow schools in the ME to one-click deploy a Microsoft network). Migrating all your data, mail, printers etc. may be another challenge though, especially if you have a lot of third-party, Windows only server-side software running.

Welcome back! You've arrived just in time for what may become known as 'The Great Office 365 Export'. Or possibly not.

Has anyone worked out how much extra this will cost your schools?

I suspect that because, as you would have to do it as commercial radio, it would not work very well due to commercial breaks in what is in effect a long form conversation radio channel.

TBH, It does chew up a lot of system resources to run (probably down to all the graphical effects) and I'll give AppControl a go. I just want a task manager that allows me to shut down Windows with it running without giving me a pop up saying it can't shut down because Task Manager is running (I mean, just why?) 😅

You can see the whole announcement here - https://smoothwall.com/resources/smoothwall-acquires-securus-software?hsCtaAttrib=226554408009

**BUMP**

I always loved the Dr Who K9 episodes as a kid. RIP John.

Took a walk up Wheelton Moor from White Coppice on Saturday. A 5 mile walk (the first mile is very uphill!) and the first time I've done it since my arthritis and hip replacements. A perfect hazy, low wind day for it

The markets are getting wary of tech stocks today - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvwy72e0n72yo

The long talked-of AI bubble may be starting to burst - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm9qzdqpxy48o#comments Whilst this may just show a need for Google to adjust how they operate, some other companies investing heavily in AI have seen large losses recently too.

Just a quick post to thank all of you who came to the conf yesterday as well as our speakers, exhibitors and LGfL for making sure that I went to bed almost as soon as I got home yesterday. It was a great post-conf social! It was an amazing day with some very informative and instructive talks. And for all of you who joined us online, we apologise for the slight delay in starting. This was down to our first speaker being stranded in Ireland due to the weather and our live streaming provider, StreamYard, being the only site we couldn’t access in the morning! We got there in the end, and this is what happens when you get all smug for being 99% setup and ready to go the day before. Many thanks to MSI and Marleny from Clever (who’s speaker couldn’t make it) for filling in at the last min 😊 Some special thanks also go to those stands who organised competitions and draws. There was a great array of prizes provided by them to be won by attendees, and there was also a lot of very nice merch being given away by the exhibitors. It’s always nice to see some thought going into show giveaways. My fave takeaway was these, cutesy of Exa and @BKGarry (who doesn’t like Heinz beans). You’ll have to watch @teknoteacher's presentation when we make it live next to find out why. And thanks to MSI for bringing dragons as per a member’s request! We hope you all had a great day and made it home fine after. We’ll let you know when the talks are live on our YouTube channel 😊 See you all next time. After we've had a nice big sit down that is!

One of our members here at the conf has created a nerdy wordle for EdSec that you can all enjoy. It's going to run for a few days, and no prizes for being a clever clogs! Enjoy - https://surematters.com/play

Bugger 😞