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Re:Schools should be using open source software by kcplate on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @12:22AM (#31566076)
If the cost to entry is lower, but the costs to maintain is higher, to the point where it’s a wash or worse (according to some comments on this thread from people managing education tech), why wouldn’t you use the de facto standard?

Seems to me the only reason to push FOSS in that case is for activism purposes over any real value to the student.

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Re:Schools should be using open source software by digisign on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @12:50PM (#31571790)
Such extreme short-term thinking, resulting in the propping up of monopolies. At school no less. The point of school is to support society, not corporate earnings.

Not to mention any so-called deficiencies could be remedied in two years by directing 1% of the budget from private jets to FLOSS.

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Re:Schools should be using open source software by kcplate on Thursday June 02, 2022 @03:49PM (#31599689)
> Not to mention any so-called deficiencies could be remedied in two years by directing 1% of the budget from private jets to FLOSS.

Not sure there are too many school districts with private jets, but if you are referring to the corporate software publishers, i am pretty sure there would be much better things to spend 1% on other than supporting FOSS to benefit and support society.

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