FAQs
From Schoolforge-UK
- How can free software help my school reach socially excluded families?
- How can free software improve the experience for my learners?
- Can Free and Open Source Software save money for my school?
- How can I use OpenOffice.org in my establishment?
- What do all these licences mean?
- How do we manage the change to Free and Open Source Software?
- Who owns Linux and these other programs?
- How do I get support for Free and Open Source Software?
- My staff have spent ages getting familiar with Windows and Office – what about the pain of the change?
- How should I choose a free software Content Management System?
- How is Linux different (for a typical user) compared to Windows?
- How can I tell what free software can offer my establishment?
- Is Open Source software secure?
- What choices do I have for getting support if I use Free and Open Source Software?
- Internet Explorer is free, why would I need a different web browser?
- Shouldn't I be teaching what the children will use at work in the future?
- How can I get children to learn about Open Source software?
- Is it possible to contribute without being a programmer?
- What pays for Open Source development if there are no license fees?
- Isn't Open Source inferior in quality if there is no license fee for development?
- I have heard there is is a philosophy behind free software - what does this mean to me?
- Once an open source application becomes popular, won't the owners just start charging license fees?
