Open Source Victoria
Open Source Victoria (OSV), an industry cluster funded by the Victorian State Government in
Australia, has prepared the following report for the primary and secondary education sector.
Within it, we have researched and provided a synopsis on a range of software which we believe
will be beneficial to educators and students. We have also included a large list of other open source
applications.
Specifically, our objectives are:
a) to increase the awareness of open source software amongst all Victorian schools,
b) to provide an easy mechanism for educators to review and select software,
c) to increase the understanding of the merits of open source Software amongst students of
Information Technology courses in schools,
d) to help the education sector save money on software licenses, which could be re-deployed on
hardware or staff professional development.
Open Source Victoria – The Organization
Open Source Victoria is an Industry Cluster consisting of over 80 Victorian firms and developers
which provide services and technology related to Free and Open Source Software (FOSS.)
Open Source Victoria offers marketing, advocacy and information referral services, and aims to
raise the profile of FOSS in Victoria and work with other similar organizations across Australia, as
well as improve Victoria's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) competitiveness
through FOSS deployment and development.
We invite you to visit our website (http://www.osv.org.au/) where you may find out more about us.
Acknowledgments
Open Source Victoria would like to that that State Government of Victoria, which through the
grants made available through Multimedia Victoria have made this project possible.
Copying and Redistribution
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