Re: [Dfey-nw-discuss] Petition for free software in schools

[Paul Sutton]

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Tim Dobson wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Fsfe-uk] Petition to pass around
> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:18:50 +0000
> From: MJ Ray <address@hidden>
> To: address@hidden
> References: <address@hidden>
> 
> Ian Lynch <address@hidden> wrote:
>> http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/nonMSschools/
> 
> Various LUGs are criticising the wording of this, but I think it's
> broadly a good idea.  There's also
> http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/gcserealcomp
> which is more general but could still support FOSS in a big way:
> 
>   "We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Expand the GCSE
>   curriculum to include a "real" computing skills course."
> 
> Regards,


Signed,

Perhaps a campaign to get theingots in to schools would be a good follow up

http://theingots.org/

these are complemented by the pilots, which are hardware centric,  the
nice thing about theingots seems to be to get the higher tier you need
to have contributed x hours to a OSS project,  which to me gives a "real
 world" relevance to your qualification.

I will forward original message and link to the dclug see if we can drum
up more support there too.


Paul (devon)



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