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the computer does what the software owner wants it to do, not what the user wants it to do.
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Free software also gives users the freedom to cooperate with each other, to lead an upright life
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First, free software can save schools money
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freedom to copy and redistribute the software
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the school system can make copies for all the computers they have. In poor countries, this can help close the digital divide.
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Schools have a social mission:
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They should promote the use of free software just as they promote recycling
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If schools teach students free software, then the students will tend to use free software after they graduate. This will help society as a whole escape from being dominated (and gouged) by megacorporations.
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What schools should refuse to do is teach dependence
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Free software permits students to learn how software works
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“The knowledge you want is a secret—learning is forbidden!”
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The most fundamental job of schools is to teach good citizenship, which includes the habit of helping others. In the area of computing, this means teaching people to share software
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Teaching the students to use free software, and to participate in the free software community, is a hands-on civics lesson. It also teaches students the role model of public service rather than that of tycoons. All levels of school should use free software.
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Julia Lesagein opposition, parents want kids to learn proprietary software, like Windows and Word, for future in career. I support the free side, and OLPC, but it's an important current debate and folks should know the arguments pro and con.
education learning pedagogy tools users usability politicaleconomy business culture
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Jennifer LubkeThere are general reasons why all computer users should insist on free software. . . . But there are special reasons that apply to schools. They are the subject of this article.
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Leigh BlackallSchool should teach students ways of life that will benefit society as a whole. They should promote the use of free software just as they promote recycling. If schools teach students free software, then the students will use free software after they gradu
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