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Re: [school-discuss] How to present Linux to schools: code it



On Friday 26 April 2002 00:39, Bruno Coudoin wrote:
> > Someone here asked what applications are keeping us from switching
> > desktops. For me the answer is:
> > 1) Accelerated Reader
> > 2) KidPix
> > 3) Lots of 'edutainment' stuff, particularly those from Davidson,
> > Sunburst, Knowledge Adventure (JumpStart), and (like it or not)
> > Microsoft (Magic School Bus).

> Why don't you take the problem the other way, the educational system
> is/should be looking for feature, not product.
> This said, we should find out what is missing on Linux to fill the gap
> and then code it.

That's the most sensible, OpenSource thing anyone's said on the topic so far. 
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Cheers; Leon