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by TYPE_FASTER 2105 days ago
My goal would be to provide open source educational software with paid support and hosted options at an affordable price point.

From what I've seen recently, the school district and board really work hard towards providing the best educational product at the lowest cost. For example, switching hardware from a Windows laptop to a Chromebook meant we saved money on both the hardware contracts and support. But justifying $20k+ for the cost of a software license for a HR module in the educational equivalent of PeopleSoft is harder, even when the district has projected that we will save more than the cost of the software in the long run.