San Diego rolls out laptops with Linux
Submitted by Ty on June 21, 2007 - 1:00pm.
Nation’s eighth-largest district turns to open-source software to extend computers to every student. Looking for a cost-effective way to deliver portable computing to every student, the San Diego Unified School District is installing machines with desktop Linux and other open-source software. In turning to open source, San Diego joins a growing number of school systems aiming to extend computing resources affordably to more users.