Hi All,

If you follow my Blog and a few do, I support open source. There is so much to be had for free e.g. Linux operating systems, applications, replacements for everything that you have been programmed to follow and not explore.

Basically, I didn’t follow the herd, but went on to explore something new. I’m not a kid, but feeding kids this idea might be of use in the educational arena.

You can read two great articles that support this: Richard Stallman’s Why schools should exclusively use free software and Jean Peyratout’s Why give precedence to Free Software at Schools. To summarize them, Free Softwares helps students assimilate and generate knowledge, instead of simply acquire technical skills; it offers education, instead of training. It helps build communities, and promotes (actually depends on) discussion, cooperation, initiative and active participation to the development process. In an increasingly expanding digital world, it embodies the ideals of education.

I took the path less chosen, and I’m better for it.

Run Linux, Run Open Source, Run Free!

JJMacey
Phoenix, Arizona