[Freeschool] Fwd: [seul-edu] New Web site: Open Options: Making Decisions about Open Source So ftware for K-12

[Maksim Otstavnov]

Hello Michael,

"Оупенсорсщики" постепенно становятся большей проблемой для свободного
софта, чем проприетарщики...

Thursday, April 24, 2003, 12:50:37 AM, you wrote:

MS> ----- Forwarded message from Kym Buchanan <buchanak на nwrel.org> -----

MS> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 16:58:04 -0700
MS> From: Kym Buchanan <buchanak на nwrel.org>
MS> To: "'seul-edu на seul.org'" <seul-edu на seul.org>
MS> Subject: [seul-edu] New Web site: Open Options: Making Decisions about Open Source So
MS>         ftware for K-12

MS> PRESS RELEASE

MS> NETC Announces Open Options Web site
MS> Contact: Kym Buchanan (oss.survey на nwrel.org)

MS> What is open source software and what advantages does it afford educators?
MS> Can it save money? Close digital divides? Support effective learning
MS> communities? These questions and many more are addressed at a new
MS> research-based Web site: http://www.netc.org/openoptions.

MS> The Northwest Educational Technology Consortium at NWREL is pleased to
MS> announce the immediate launch of Open Options: Making Decisions about Open
MS> Source Software for K-12 in support of K-12 decision-makers. Grounded in
MS> extensive survey research and interviews with current users, the Open
MS> Options Web site provides analysis of the arguments for and against the
MS> adoption of open source software in K-12 settings and offers suggestions
MS> about how to decide if it's right for you. Included is advice for talking
MS> with stakeholders and taking the next steps. 


MS> Whether or not you're currently using open source, we invite all K-12
MS> educators to review this Web site and share your comments and insights on a
MS> short survey: http://www.netc.org/surveys/review/

MS> If you are using open source in K-12, we invite you to take our new, revised
MS> user survey: http://www.netc.org/surveys/oss/oss.asp

MS> Please share this announcement with other educators, especially via email
MS> lists. We look forward to hearing from you and meeting you at our sessions
MS> on open source software at upcoming conferences like NCCE, Linuxfest NW,
MS> ACPE, and NECC. 

MS> - Kym Buchanan, NETC, & the Open Options team (oss.survey на nwrel.org)

MS> (NETC is not affiliated with any software vendor or open source software
MS> project. It is a federally-funded center at the Northwest Educational
MS> Regional Lab (NWREL), a private, nonprofit institution.)

MS> ----- End forwarded message -----




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