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by mc-lovin
4763 days ago
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This was a good article, and I think it's important to point out that it doesn't just give reasons why US schools don't use open source software, but that these reasons (especially 1. and 3.) also explain why US schools shouldn't use open source software. Eventually I believe the economics will change, but we are not there yet. There may be special cases where talented individuals have donated their time to set up and maintain open source software in schools, but this is no more indicative of the true economics than if Microsoft had donated an entire computer lab for free. Rather than evangelize open source for all use cases, I think that we should render unto Microsoft what is Microsoft's. |
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