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What is OSS on Desktop or Desktop OSS

Chapter 51
Handbook of Research on Open Source Software: Technological, Economic, and Social Perspectives
OSS applications that are utilized by everyday users to perform daily work tasks. This is in contrast to Server OSS, which are applications running on the server side. OSS on the desktop usually refers to a combination of an OSS operating system—usually a Linux distribution—and OSS productivity software such as OpenOffice, FireFox, or similar applications.
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An Innovative Desktop OSS Implementation in a School
James Weller (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
Copyright: © 2007 |Pages: 11
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-999-1.ch051
Abstract
This chapter presents a case study of a migration to open source software (OSS) in a South African school. The innovative aspect of the case study lies in how the entire implementation was motivated by the collapse of the school’s public address system. It was found that an OSS-based message system provided a more cost-effective replacement option whereby the speakers in the school were replaced with low-cost workstations (i.e., legacy systems) in each classroom. Interestingly, this OSS implementation happened despite the fact that, in South Africa, Microsoft Windows and MS-Office are available free of charge to schools under Microsoft’s Academic Alliance initiative. The chapter also analyzes some critical themes for adoption of OSS in the educational environment.
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