FLOSS recommended in schools, vista discouraged

http://www.informationweek.com/new…879

“Upgrading existing ICT systems to Microsoft Vista or Office 2007 is not recommended,” said the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency, also known as Becta, in a report issued this week
“Microsoft should provide native support for the ODF file format increasingly used in competitor products and those that are free to use,” Becta said in its report.

Looks like now is a great time to contact the local schools/education facilities in your area telling them about the wonderful world of ubuntu/floss