Re: [Fsuk-manchester] MS Windows on the OLPC

[David Greaves]

Lucy wrote:
> On 17/05/2008, Finn Lewis <address@hidden> wrote:
>>  I'm seriously interested in setting up an action group on pushing free and
>> open source software in education in Manchester (or joining one!!).
> 
> You really need to come to our next talk on Tuesday!
> 
> I think there are a few people on list who are interested/involved in
> just this sort of thing. I don't know too much about it myself
> (although I'm also quite interested)., but I think schoolforge.net
> might be a good starting point.

Just as a comment here - have you considered approaching Manchester Grammar
School (I'm an alumni FWIW) and other independent schools?

*If* they are open to the idea (and I would think that the financial and
intellectual arguments would hold weight) then they *may* be less likely to be
influenced politically (and MS would have to bribe them directly rather than via
a ministerial diktat).

They may also be useful role models...

David