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Aaron Trevena wrote: > > >http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/blogs/reclaiming_ICT_education_why_free_software_is_a_necessity_in_schools > >Back on topic.. read the above article about why it's such a problem. >The most popular and useful software to schools, such as moodle, >isn't available through the BECTA framework. > >A. > > > Thanks for the link I liked the ironic analysis that compared the "investigative" methods of modern teaching now used on traditional subjects against the old fashion "learn by route" methods used to teach (relatively new) ICT skills. How did we get in this topsy-turvey state ? Its very sad to think how they could apoint someone with so much power in BECTA who clearly understands so little about the open source / free software model. Unfortunately the lines of demarcation between closed source, open source and free software are blurred by the multiple types of license that occur in the range between Microsoft and GNU. Perhaps we need some sort of "kite" mark to distinguish them better like most appliances these days have an energy efficiency rating, perhaps we should do something similar (for example A rated = GNU license X rated = closed source) Tom. -- 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