Obtaining Linux-ready thin-clients

[Russell McOrmond]

David Harrison wrote:
> Why not try Computers for Schools? 
> http://cfs-ope.ic.gc.ca/Default.asp?lang=en&id=58

  They have thus far been a Microsoft shop, with secret contracts
between Industry Canada and Microsoft (A local OCLUG member did an
Access to Information request a number of years ago and got a
blacked-out series of pages).   This may be changing.  Please contact
them, but take this as a heads-up.

  Microsoft has a number of scams underway where they "donate" software,
and then get tax receipts for the inflated  MSRP -- effectively,
taxpayers are subsidizing Microsoft considerable amounts of money for
their so-called "Donation" to schools.

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