Massive Linux handout set for French schools (News.com) [LWN.net]

News.com reports on a plan to spread open source to secondary school students in the French region of Auvergne. "The project, which has been funded by the local government, will distribute 64,000 packs of CDs to students, according to Linux Arverne, a Linux user group involved in the initiative. The project aims to get students and their families more interested in free and open-source software."

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Massive Linux handout set for French schools (News.com)

Posted Aug 15, 2005 14:38 UTC (Mon) by yosch (guest, #4675) [Link]

The most important bit is the progressive methodology we want to put forward:

"The idea is to be progressive: start with FLOSS (Free/Libre and Open Source Software) on a Windows or Mac, try out a Live CD without the fear of messing things up, and then install your preferred distribution."

If you think about it, most non-geeks follow this path and discover what computers are really about at school. We expect enough high school students will reach the last stage. Anyway this will probably launch a snowball effect in the whole area.

If you read French you can take a look at the dedicated section of our Website for more details including the isos and the navigation interface.

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A member of LinuxArverne.