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Enhancing Open Source Use a manifesto for Open Source adoption

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Session outline Open Source considerations Brief outline of a ‘mixed economy’ school A policy for Open Source use Next steps

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Open Source considerations Courtesy of http://www.wordle.net

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A ‘mixed economy’ school <ul><li>Sprowston Community High School in Norwich </li></ul><ul><li>Closed and Open Source </li></ul><ul><li>Windows, Mac and Linux </li></ul><ul><li>Desktop and Server </li></ul><ul><li>Joomla and Moodle. Elgg in development </li></ul><ul><li>Exchange and Active Directory </li></ul><ul><li>Scratch, Audacity, Inkscape etc in the classroom alongside Office and CS4 </li></ul><ul><li>OpenEducationDisc promoted to the community but also a Microsoft Academy </li></ul><ul><li>Interoperability is key </li></ul>

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Policy <ul><li>If there's a good open source solution that meets the curriculum needs then we use it </li></ul><ul><li>When there is no viable open source solution, we get on with using the proprietary one and set a review date </li></ul><ul><li>If we use a closed source system, we make sure that it has file format interoperability with an open source alternative in order to enable use at home </li></ul>

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Policy <ul><li>When we modify systems in any way, we make the revised code available on an open source basis </li></ul><ul><li>Where possible we only implement systems that are platform independent to the end user </li></ul><ul><li>Where an open source system exists that nearly works, we work with it and feed back to the community </li></ul>

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Policy <ul><li>We understand that young people need transferable software skills and select systems on that basis </li></ul><ul><li>We review all systems, both open and closed source, on a regular basis to ensure that they are still fit for purpose and serve our young people in the best way possible </li></ul>

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