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BECTA are getting there....
They now need to lobby even harder for platform independence in curriculum software. There is still so much dependence on the MS infrastructure that it is difficult for schools to project a vendor-neutral image.
BECTA should move to a stance where they only recommend software for use in schools that is written for and supported in at least two environments, one of which should be open source. Vendor neutrality is only one important aspect for schools. Best value is another.
And it would be a nice next step if they could persuade all government web sites to adopt the good practice advocated by BECTA for everybody else. Government sites supposedly supporting freedom of information (however tenuously) should be accessible by citizens who can only afford free software!
Posted by: Dr.C   Posted on: 10/29/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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BECTA are getting there....  Dr.C | 10/29/07
That is a good point  roaming | 10/29/07
Point taken  Dr_Zinj | 10/30/07
M$ is not required to exchange documents  colinmeister | 10/30/07
RE: UK tech agency warns schools on Vista licensing  aelemay | 10/29/07
RE: UK tech agency warns schools on Vista licensing  davidsarmstrong | 10/29/07
RE: UK tech agency warns schools on Vista licensing  mwagner@... | 10/30/07
RE: European arrogance  jns_45K@... | 10/31/07
re-read the article  keithc | 11/01/07

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