A Conversation for Upgrading Your Computer
Open Source: Return of the Jedi
Bryan Johnson Started conversation Jul 3, 2003
Make the right upgrade and save the world!
Instead of investing money in upgrading the hardware on your existing PC or the purchase of a new one, invest a little of your time in making a lateral upgrade.
Swop the 'hidden cost' operating system that came 'pre-installed' with your machine for Linux and then get into using Open Source software.
Initially there is a smidgen of extra effort, although most of the hard work has now done by eager developers in the open source community, who are beavering away to make life easier for you (but mostly for the sheer hell of it).
But it is very important that you make the lateral move and possibly exercise those brain cells a little more than you would by sticking with the current 'norm'.
Why? Simply because it is costing our education system millions of pounds each year in licence fee payments for using the products that get 'bundled' with the PC purchased for home use.
When you have 'upgraded' you can start demanding that the same is done in our schools.
Please ensure that it is very expensive software packages that are laid off and not teachers.
Useful links:
http://www.schoolforge.net/
http://www.schoolforge.org.uk
http://www.opensource.org/
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