[Reader-list] Penguin Enrolls in U.S. Schools

[Steef Heus]

Hi,
just found a nice article on how Linux is penetrating the US schools:

2:00 a.m. Aug. 20, 2001 PDT
Tux the penguin may become the preferred mascot of America's financially
strained public education system –- for Linux represents a way to avoid
paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for software.

More than 98 percent of the schools in the U.S. have Internet access,
according to a recent Department of Education report. But software costs can
be prohibitive, especially now that Microsoft is stepping up efforts to stop
license infringement in schools, forcing them to pay for every single copy
of Windows they run.

For the full article see:
http://www.wired.com/news/linux/0,1411,45862,00.html
You can also find some other articles on Linux successes in the US industry.
Even Holywood is adopting Linux for their special effects.

So: with MS being MS and having their arrogant licensing policies, they
actually are the best promoters for alternatives ;)

Steef