Open source provides schools with low-cost, high quality software

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Oct 30, 2012 9:51 PM EDT
opensource.com; By Gijs Hillenius
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Open source can provide schools with high quality, well-functioning IT solutions at low cost, according to a case study done by VTT, a Finnish government research institute. The researchers looked at the use of Linux and other open source applications by the Kasavuoren Secondary School in Kauniainen, a municipality near Helsinki. The case study, available since May 2011, underpins a plea to schools to increase their use of free and open source software. 

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