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From: PeeGee on 5 Jul 2010 17:21
On 05/07/10 21:22, 7 wrote:
> School budgets cut, but what about making genuine savings with open source?
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/jul/05/school-building-programme-budget-cuts
>
>
> School budgets are being cut in UK, and probably across most of EU and America,
> so when are we going to see the widespread uptake of open source?
>
> It has lower cost and runs on lot lower hardware requirements.
>
>

While the exam boards only accept MS-centric answers and anything else
is marked wrong (even when correct, as the "correct" answers supplied
for marking use MS terminology), there won't be a change to open source.

I have also seen "correct" answers that are totally incorrect!!!!!

--
PeeGee

"Nothing should be able to load itself onto a computer without the
knowledge or consent of the computer user. Software should also be able
to be removed from a computer easily."
Peter Cullen, Microsoft Chief Privacy Strategist (Computing 18 Aug 05)
From: DFS on 5 Jul 2010 17:24
On 7/5/2010 5:21 PM, PeeGee wrote:
> On 05/07/10 21:22, 7 wrote:
>> School budgets cut, but what about making genuine savings with open
>> source?
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/jul/05/school-building-programme-budget-cuts
>>
>>
>>
>> School budgets are being cut in UK, and probably across most of EU and
>> America,
>> so when are we going to see the widespread uptake of open source?
>>
>> It has lower cost and runs on lot lower hardware requirements.
>>
>>
>
> While the exam boards only accept MS-centric answers and anything else
> is marked wrong (even when correct, as the "correct" answers supplied
> for marking use MS terminology), there won't be a change to open source.
>
> I have also seen "correct" answers that are totally incorrect!!!!!


Which "exam boards" do this?

Which tests?




From: Ben Karchi on 6 Jul 2010 02:48
בתאריך Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:51:04 +0200 מר בחור Clogwog כתב :

> "7" <website_has_email(a)www.enemygadgets.com> schreef in bericht
> news:HcrYn.70048$wi5.30995(a)hurricane...
>> School budgets cut, but what about making genuine savings with open
>> source?
>>
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/jul/05/school-building-
programme-budget-cuts
>>
>>
>> School budgets are being cut in UK, and probably across most of EU and
>> America,
>> so when are we going to see the widespread uptake of open source?
>>
>> It has lower cost and runs on lot lower hardware requirements.
>>
> Wake up Josh!
> Children love Windows and want MSN, Hotmail, photoalbums on SkyDrive,
> Windows live! a.s.o., all free!
> With Linux and it's apps, with the funny names, nobody ever heard of,
> they will be social outcasts, nerds and totally isolated in school! <
> lol ! That should make you scratch your empty head. >

מוזר פה איפה שאני גר לילדים אין בעיה להשתמש ב Pidgin
ו Shotwall וכל שאר התוכנות הטובות ללינוקס
בלי שחברים שלהם יצחקו עליהם בכלל בשום מקום
From: PeeGee on 6 Jul 2010 02:59
On 05/07/10 22:24, DFS wrote:
> On 7/5/2010 5:21 PM, PeeGee wrote:
>> On 05/07/10 21:22, 7 wrote:
>>> School budgets cut, but what about making genuine savings with open
>>> source?
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/jul/05/school-building-programme-budget-cuts
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> School budgets are being cut in UK, and probably across most of EU and
>>> America,
>>> so when are we going to see the widespread uptake of open source?
>>>
>>> It has lower cost and runs on lot lower hardware requirements.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> While the exam boards only accept MS-centric answers and anything else
>> is marked wrong (even when correct, as the "correct" answers supplied
>> for marking use MS terminology), there won't be a change to open source.
>>
>> I have also seen "correct" answers that are totally incorrect!!!!!
>
>
> Which "exam boards" do this?
>
> Which tests?
>

This was about 4 years ago and
a) I didn't note the details, but GCSE IT exams;
b) I have retired since and have no access to such information now.

I was providing IT/Network support and passed the info to the head of
the IT dept.

--
PeeGee

"Nothing should be able to load itself onto a computer without the
knowledge or consent of the computer user. Software should also be able
to be removed from a computer easily."
Peter Cullen, Microsoft Chief Privacy Strategist (Computing 18 Aug 05)
From: DFS on 6 Jul 2010 10:59
On 7/6/2010 2:59 AM, PeeGee wrote:
> On 05/07/10 22:24, DFS wrote:
>> On 7/5/2010 5:21 PM, PeeGee wrote:
>>> On 05/07/10 21:22, 7 wrote:
>>>> School budgets cut, but what about making genuine savings with open
>>>> source?
>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/jul/05/school-building-programme-budget-cuts
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> School budgets are being cut in UK, and probably across most of EU and
>>>> America,
>>>> so when are we going to see the widespread uptake of open source?
>>>>
>>>> It has lower cost and runs on lot lower hardware requirements.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> While the exam boards only accept MS-centric answers and anything else
>>> is marked wrong (even when correct, as the "correct" answers supplied
>>> for marking use MS terminology), there won't be a change to open source.
>>>
>>> I have also seen "correct" answers that are totally incorrect!!!!!
>>
>>
>> Which "exam boards" do this?
>>
>> Which tests?
>>
>
> This was about 4 years ago and
> a) I didn't note the details, but GCSE IT exams;
> b) I have retired since and have no access to such information now.
>
> I was providing IT/Network support and passed the info to the head of
> the IT dept.


So no proof or details whatsoever, just a lame anti-MS claim that you
can't support.

My guess is you're a Linux "advocate".


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