GCompris in UK

General Discussion
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I have sent an email to RM asking them what their position on supplying FOSS is.
One just knows that I am due to receive a reply asking what FOSS is …

22

Heh :slight_smile: … quite possibly.

Please let us know their response if you don’t mind.

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Hi, that’s very interesting. It seems like these people are providing software to schools. I will try to contact them to see if they are interested in distributing GCompris.

24

wish devon county council had the same kind of help they said " this linux is it a project name microsoft gave to windows 8 "

25

Will do Mark - at the moment I’ve been sent an automated holding email. No doubt trying to Google the meaning of “FOSS” …

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Well here is the answer:

"Dear Mr Morris,

Thank you for your recent enquiry.
I have checked with the Product Manager regarding your query an I can confirm that we do not a policy of supplying FOSS at the moment.

If I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me back.

Kind regards,

Sales Support Team
Business Operations"

Hardly a surprising answer but it may make them aware of the options out there.

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How would the GCompris license sit with someone like RM being able to charge for it ?

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I guess FOSS does not sit well in for-profit organisations,

but on other hand a company (like RM) could charge for packaging.

29

Now there’s an idea … tell them they can have it free, and they can charge for packaging/documentation.

30

Now that should appeal to their capitalistic principles. Selling free software for a living… :slight_smile:

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Heh … that’s a capitalists holy grail :slight_smile:

32

Logic dictates that they should be all over this like a rash then. :slight_smile:

Any comments from Bruno?

33

I wonder if the UK Cabinet Office released its Open Standards Principles (published last week)
will filter down to the Schools to level the playing field (just a litle bit more) :-
Source UK Government finalizes Open Standards Principles: The Bigger Picture | Opensource.com

34

i was shocked to find my local preschool using GCompris on donated laptops runnind the “edu” zorin lite

35

Good for them :slight_smile:

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my sister Volunteered me to help with sys admin so all’s good spreading the opensource word to the young ;D

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My 5 year old grand-daughter uses it and she loves it