[CS-FSLUG] Ontario offers Sun's StarOffice to students

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Quoting Frank Bax <fbax at sympatico.ca>:

>
http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040527.gtsun0527/BNStory/Technology/
>
> MARKHAM, Ont., May 27 - The Ontario Ministry of Education has acquired Star
> Office 7 licences from Sun Microsystems Canada for all the province's 72
> public and Catholic school boards, The Star Office productivity suite is
> being described as part of a movement to deliver superior technology to
> students while keeping spending in check. It is the largest- StarOffice 7
> delivery in North America, with more than 2.5 million students having
> access to the alternative office suite on Windows.

They've actually had StarOffice signs up for a while announcing that it's
available for free to staff/students here at university.  Nicely sitting right
on top of a Microsoft sign with the slogan "Getting software for any less would
be illegal".  Ah ... the irony.

BTW, did they license StarOffice so that the students are allowed to install it
on their home computers, or is this just in the schools?  If it's just in
schools, then the licensing would appear to be free.

David