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  1. 1. FREE Good! is AISA • Nairobi • October 2010 John Iglar International Community School Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  2. 2. FREE
  3. 3. Good!
  4. 4. Good!
  5. 5. Good!
  6. 6. Good!
  7. 7. Good!
  8. 8. Good!
  9. 9. Caveat: ≠ ≠ ≠ $£€ is for spending
  10. 10. Why?
  11. 11. Community http://opensourceschools.org.uk/ http://flossed.org/ http://opensource.com/ http://www.schoolforge.net/ http://www.k12opensource.com/
  12. 12. Customize
  13. 13. Programming
  14. 14. FREE GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Nobody should be restricted by the software they use. There are four freedoms that every user should have: the freedom to use the software for any purpose, ● the freedom to change the software to suit your needs, ● ● the freedom to share the software with your friends and neighbors, and the freedom to share the changes you make. ●
  15. 15. License GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 29 June 2007 Copyright © 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <http://fsf.org/> Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. Preamble The GNU General Public License is a free, copyleft license for software and other kinds of works. The licenses for most software and other practical works are designed to take away your freedom to share and change the works. By contrast, the GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change all versions of a program--to make sure it remains free software for all its users. We, the Free Software Foundation, use the GNU General Public License for most of our software; it applies also to any other work released this way by its authors. You can apply it to your programs, too.
  16. 16. ● Operating System Cost Estimated costs of software (based on licenses for 200 computers) ● Windows vs. Linux $120,000 ● Productivity Suite ● Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice $100,000 ● Applications $80,000 ● Mavis Beacon vs. TuxType Hardware Admin/Student Communication ● Photoshop vs. Gimp $60,000 Applications Productivity Suite Operating System ● InDesign vs. Scribus $40,000 ● Inspiration vs. Freeplane ● Communication $20,000 ● FirstClass vs. Zimbra $0 ● Admin/Student Info 200 Netbooks Proprietary Software Open Source Software ● Admin+ vs. Centre
  17. 17. But isn't it niche software? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10187248
  18. 18. But isn't it niche software?
  19. 19. But isn't it niche software? Web Browser Usage as reported by W3schools.com 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2007 2008 2009 2010 Internet Explorer Firefox Chrome Safari Opera
  20. 20. But isn't it niche software?
  21. 21. But isn't it niche software? http://www.webmasterpro.de/portal/news/2010/01/25/verbreitung- von-office-programmen-openoffice-ueber-21.html
  22. 22. But I NEED Microsoft Office ...don't I?!
  23. 23. But who uses OpenOffice? ● Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of South Africa ● Ministry of Defence in Singapore ● University of Southern Denmark ● City of Rovereto (Trento -Italy) ● City of Birmingham (UK) ● The Guardian newspaper (UK) ● City of Berlin (Germany) ● French Ministry of Interior ● Howard County Libraries (Maryland, USA) ● City of Steamboat Springs (Colorado, USA) ● Earlham College (Illinois, USA) ● Maine Learning with Technology Institute (Maine, USA) http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Major_OpenOffice.org_Deployments
  24. 24. Who cares about ODF? ● Government of Belgium ● “From September 2008 on, all document exchanges within the services of the Belgian government will have to be in an open, standard format, according to the proposal. ODF is the only accepted standard in the proposal.” ● State of Misiones (Argentina) ● “Any electronic document created or generated by the state government of Misiones/Argentina aimed to store and distribute information to state offices and employees must use the OpenDocument format ( ISO/IEC 26300 specification ).” ● US Government ● “each agency shall take prompt steps to expand access to information by making it available online in open formats...…..An open format is one that is platform independent, machine readable, and made available to the public without restrictions that would impede the re-use of that information........” ● Governments of Norway, Denmark... http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Major_OpenOffice.org_Deployments
  25. 25. Case study
  26. 26. Communication ● Saved money (license, annual license, training costs) ● More flexible ● More features ● Add accounts (all students) ● Support from wiki, forum, community ● Training available online & in various locations
  27. 27. Productivity Applications ● Save licencing costs ● Same version all operating systems ● Freely distributable ● Keep MS for those positions that need it ● Teach students processes, not procedures
  28. 28. Others ● Moodle for all online course materials ● Drupal for website creation and management ● Linux for servers ● iFolder for synchronizing data on laptops ● Scribus for desktop publishing
  29. 29. Operating System + + ● Multiple OS across campus ● Different OS promote student flexibility ● Linux keeps older machines running longer ● Train students to be thinking users, not automatic consumers of one system
  30. 30. Bottom line?
  31. 31. Over-reliance on a standard ‘office’ application and operating system restricted their opportunities to develop generic and transferable skills. The importance of ICT: information and communication technology in primary and secondary schools, 2005/2008 Date: 03 Mar 2009 Publisher: Ofsted
  32. 32. What next?
  33. 33. Start small ● Try TuxType or Gimp or Inkscape ● Add Firefox as an alternative web browser ● Don't “rip & replace” but supplement ● Add value by setting up a Moodle server ● Explore alternatives for communication or administration ● Get community support by handing out free software ● Partner up with local schools for training and distributing software
  34. 34. TAKE THE PLUNGE
  35. 35. Any questions? For links and this slideshow sites.google.com/site/aisafreeisgood
  36. 36. FREE Good!

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