[Skunkworks] SA Government may ditch Microsoft in favour of open source software after a donation deal turned monetary

Government (Gauteng - RSA) is making a move to end an eight-year software donation deal with Microsoft, after monetised terms were introduced. The Gauteng Online Schools Project (GOSP) was a beneficiary of the donation programme and will not be able to afford the new terms, according to Dick Rayner, project manager at the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE). GOSP is an initiative to build a province-wide school computer network. It aims to create 25-seat computer labs with Internet and e-mail capabilities at all public schools in the province, to be used for curriculum delivery. Read more: http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45412%3A...