<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi,<br></div><div><br></div><div>I just read this story on Slashdot. Link: <a href="http://news.slashdot.org/story/13/10/09/1648218/south-african-education-department-bans-free-and-open-source-software">http://news.slashdot.org/story/13/10/09/1648218/south-african-education-department-bans-free-and-open-source-software</a></div>

<div><br></div><div>One comment that caught my eye: <a href="http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=4319437&cid=45083711">http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=4319437&cid=45083711</a></div><div><br></div><div>

<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 9:20 PM, John Kariuki <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br>

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Here is an article talking about the South African department of education banning the use of Open Source software in schools.</div><div><br></div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.webaddict.co.za/2013/10/09/south-africa-education-department-bans-open-source-software/" target="_blank">http://www.webaddict.co.za/2013/10/09/south-africa-education-department-bans-open-source-software/</a><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all">


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