[Fsfe-uk] BeCTA advice, DfES e-Consultation

[MJ Ray]

You may have seen the British Educational Communications and Technology
Agency (Becta) advising:-
  "Schools and colleges should make pupils, teachers and parents aware of
  the range of free-to-use products (such as office productivity suites)
  that are available, and how to use them,"

in reports like
http://www.informationweek.com/windows/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205602879&cid=RSSfeed_TechWeb

There's also a consultation on "Home Access
to Technology" running until Wednesday 2 April at
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/consultations/conDetails.cfm?consultationId=1522
where you may like to suggest that free software is a good route forwards.
(Thanks to Christopher Dawkins for informing ALUG.)

Are there other related things we could be doing?

Regards,
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