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Ok personal opinions on the daily mail aside, this sounds Like an ideal opportunity to get OSS into schools, how better to learn how somthing works than look at the actual source code, and notes written by the people who wrote the software. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=470671&in_page_id=1770&in_page_id=1770&expand=true#StartComments In addition with all the development tools available freely under the gpl, there could be a real opportunity here, if exploited correctly It may be dumbing down, but if taught properly, it could end up at the other end of the scale, I have commented to this effect, perhaps others can too, Paul -- Support open file formats use ISO 26300 Open Document format as used by openoffice.org, http:///www.openoffice.org Linuxbierwanderung - Torbay Mini Linux Beer Hike 28th / 29th July 2007 http://www.linuxbierwanderung.org/ Follow torbay mini LBW link. -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version 3.1 GIT d S: a C+++ UL++++ P+ L++ W++ N+ W--- O! V! PS+ Y! t+++ 5 X+++ R tv- b- DI! D++ G e H! r! z? -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK---- -- 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