Migrating to Ubuntu
Educational Systems Migrating to ‘Ubuntu’ ..
Created just over four years ago, Ubuntu (pronounced oo-BOON-too) has emerged as the fastest-growing and most celebrated version of the Linux operating system, which competes with Windows primarily through its low, low price: $0. Without question, Ubuntus rapid rise has been aided by the fervor surrounding Linux. …
More than 10 million people are estimated to run Ubuntu today, and they represent a threat to Microsofs hegemony in developed countries and perhaps even more so in those regions catching up to the technology revolution.
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The Macedonian education department relies on Ubuntu, providing 180,000 copies of the operating system to children, while the Spanish school system has 195,000 Ubuntu desktops. In France, the National Assembly and the Gendarmerie Nationale, the military police force, rely on Ubuntu for a combined 80,000 PCs. The word;free; was very important, said Rudy Salles, vice president of the assembly, noting that it allowed the legislature to abandon Microsoft.
Do you know what the situation is with our own Ministry of Education (MONE) ?
