University Challenged to Ditch Microsoft

Courtesy Linux Today  Thu, 11/13/2008 - 16:04

The Inquirer: "The Open University has breached its founding principles by supporting Microsoft software and should make amends by helping its students switch to free software, said the UK's Open Source Consortium in a letter last month.

Last week, the OU replied: yeah but, no but, no."


 

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