Schools are being prevented from enjoying a revolution in software provision, and self-sufficiency is being halted by the promotion of dependency, said Ian Lynch, spokesman for the Open Schools Alliance.

"Innovation starts with teachers and pupils, but under BSF the school's IT strategy is taken out of its hands," he said.

see more news at how Microsoft is trying to lock students at an early stage http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/19/school-odf-koffice-nlnet/

We (those us us from Kerala) can be proud that we did not let our children to suffer, but be watchful, they are trying hard. See how Microsoft's playmate Infosys is selling our children and our countries future.

http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm/browse_thread/thread/5187fd263da0e0d...