tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post3858131676262806357..comments2023-08-19T16:44:23.150+01:00Comments on National Left: Laptops culled Badgers saved (For now.)glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-40068855487008565202011-06-24T07:59:02.947+01:002011-06-24T07:59:02.947+01:00Cibwr.
Bang on: I can't see how it cost £700 ...Cibwr.<br /><br />Bang on: I can't see how it cost £700 either and any such initiative should have looked at the Linux-Ubuntu alternative.<br /><br />Perhaps you should contact the Assembly and offer your advice. It seems they could do with it.glynbeddauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-21977320837897311712011-06-23T17:28:39.087+01:002011-06-23T17:28:39.087+01:00The laptop policy was bold and good, unfortunately...The laptop policy was bold and good, unfortunately it seems to have been badly handled, how it cost £700 per lap top beats me. I would have thought the obvious way to have gone would be to go for a linux based netbook, as that has less overheads (ie no need for anti virus software etc) and they can be obtained relatively cheaply. Again I would refer people to the work done in Extremadura where the adoption and roll out of open source solutions created a broadband network to one of the most impoverished regions of Spain. This provided one computer to ever two children in schools and set up public computer centres open to the public. This went hand in hand with a dedicated set of software for the needs of the region. All upskilling the population and without having to pay the Microsoft Tax. It would be easy to add netbooks to that project.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR8Oh0Js_lACibwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621705905770341542noreply@blogger.com