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April 25, 2005
It works for Schools in the UK
Open Source just got the nod to be used in UK Schools. A report was released with extensive case studies.
Becta's report, based on a study of 15 schools, will state that open source office products have been demonstrated to offer schools a cost-effective alternative to proprietary software.
Among the key findings will be that primary and secondary schools using OSS substantially reduced the total cost of ownership per PC. Support costs - typically accounting for more than half a PC's total cost - showed the biggest reduction. Furthermore, case studies showed that the cost advantages of OSS were often used to increase provision, rather than reduce overall budgets in schools.
It will also highlight that OSS can provide an appropriate infrastructure for schools and is well supported, with good reliability and performance.
Posted by Kaliya at April 25, 2005 06:30 PM