:: Intrepid Spaniel ::

This article suggest that educators and especially teacher educators should use F/OSS whenever possible and that the freedom offered by F/OSS can outweigh shortcomings in the software itself.

Training teachers and students to use a piece of software makes that software more valuable. Vendors know this. Business sense, not altruism, is what drives deep discounts on software for education. I once spoke to a vendor of an online grade book who, upon learning that I train teachers, was very interested in my using it in my classes.

The article suggests many alternatives to proprietary software and how they may be used.
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/57760.html

Nice article by Cory Doktorow about how America messed up by trading it manufacturing sector for dubious protection of American copyrights and as a result risks falling behind in the world economy.

http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=199903173