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On 03/12/06, Peter Lloyd-Jones <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I suppose that MS just works is not a consideration? But a) it doesn't just work - it needs just as much support as anything else and b) it's more expensive than anything else. More worrying is it's not just about Microsoft. There are a handful of large software and 'consulting' companies that take the lion's share of the UK education IT spending for delivering not very much. The recent report on e-learning credits showed that most schools will throw a huge some of money (when they have it earmarked for IT or e-learning) at the biggest snake oil merchant passing by. 350 million quid in a couple of years and did you notice an improvement in ICT in schools - no, not even the committee that was trying to find some, found any. Unfortunately it's the problem of finding people who actually know IT and are prepared to work for painfully low salaries in schools and colleges. You pay peanuts, you get somebody who did one of those MSCE in 2 weeks for welders (no offense to dock-workers, but it's hardly a strong technical background in how IT works) and just about managed to memorise where to find things in menus. A. -- http://www.aarontrevena.co.uk LAMP System Integration, Development and Hosting -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html