1000 School desktops to move to Linux

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Computer changeover on schedule for school district
Chilliwack Times
Published: Wednesday, June 11, 2008

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The plan to change the 1,000-plus computers inside School District No. 33 elementary schools is proceeding as planned, with two schools complete and more computers on the way.

In January, school trustees voted to use $600,000 from unallocated budget surplus to update computer labs in all the schools with new machines and operating systems.

They began a pilot project at two schools, replacing the computers with new ones that can run a system called LINUX. Most of the current computers are Macs but very few are capable of running OS X, the current operating system Macs use. They were using an older operating system that is becoming obsolete.

LINUX is a similar system but costs about a third of OS X.

Currently, new computers with the up-to-date operating system have been installed at two schools. Acting secretary-treasurer Peter Boyle told trustees at their board meeting Tuesday night the district should complete replacements at three more schools by the end of the month, a couple more during the summer and 13 through the 2008-2009 school year.