Considering Open Source Software for K-12
IT directors across the country are implementing open source software in their K-12 districts--a decision often prompted by the improving quality of open source options, as well as cost savings.
Selection of OSS is sometimes a value-added option when the commercial version would never be financially feasible. In other cases, IT directors are replacing existing solutions with OSS, instigated by license agreements that are ending, the need to refurbish old computers, or the purchase of netbooks.
While there are no recent surveys to measure use of open source software (OSS), anecdotal evidence reflects growing interest in--and use of--alternatives to proprietary software.
A few years ago, an OSS talk at the National Educational computing Conference (NECC; now ISTE) would draw about five attendees, and there would be just a "smattering of people" in the open source lab. Now the rooms are full, said Alex Inman, director of technology for Whitfield School in St. Louis, MO.
"What I think will happen soon is that open source won't be a special thing, something people talk about," Inman said. "The horrible economy has been fantastic for open source. They're looking for ways to do things for less money. There are still costs, but you still save significantly."
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