Macedonia planning to deploy Ubuntu PC's

[Arangel Angov <ufo linux net mk>]

...for every child.

I still don't know if they will be using GNOME or something lighter like
XFce, but i will let the list know as soon as i have some info. If they
do use GNOME this would be huge, cause all of the schools we ll be using
only Ubuntu and GNOME. Now, there are still some leftovers from the last
deployment of Ubuntu and Edubuntu in the schools[1], cause unfortunately
most of them got deleted and replaced with pirated versions of Windows
cause the government didn't care about it back then. But it seems that
this time they are totally aware and they are pushing Microsoft away
from the Primary education system for good.

[1]http://www.gnomejournal.org/article/33/macedonia-deploys-5000-gnome-desktops-in-public-schools

Some links:

http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7546509093.html
http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/09/macedonia-to-deploy-180k-ubuntu-desktops-to-classrooms/
http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/macedonia-to-give-every-student-a-pc/

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Arangel
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