Warrington School/Free resources

Rationale behind the Warrington Gnu/Linux goal

Warrington School uses GNU/Linux and Free software as it has proven to be reliable, easy to use and install
It is cost effective as the software is Free and is supported to run on older computers
We even run it on old donated computers that are given to the school
Schools should be allowed choose their operating systems and software and should not be disadvantaged for doing so

The Ministry of Education presently pays $62 per computer a year for proprietary software licences for schools choosing this software
The same amount should be paid to schools who are using Free software

By paying equal amounts to schools using Free software this money remains in NZ
Older computers are supported - saving money and the planet
Our community of teachers, parents and children are empowered to install and run Free software on computers
It allows the school and its community to alter the software for its own purpose and to share this with others
We recycle old computers donated to us for school use and give spare computers away to our community

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