The National Center for Open Source and Education
The National Center for Open Source and Education serves as a centralized clearinghouse for
information, resources, seminars and conferences and provides the critical link between the Open
Source community and K-12 schools within and outside of the U.S. The vision of the Center is to
have educational technology finally be a unifying rather than a divisive force in our rapidly
diversifying country.
Technology has become increasingly important to all aspects of our society. Our schools
understand the need to provide students with the skills to succeed in this digital world. Because
commercial software is so expensive, many schools cannot afford to provide it.
Open Source software is the solution to this problem. This software is free to use, free to change
and free to share. In the last several years, Open Source software has matured to the point where it
is a viable alternative to commercial, closed source software.
The broader benefits of a national adoption of Open Source technologies stretch from the
individual, through the local community to the country at large. For the first time, students are
provided with legitimate copies of the tools they are using in schools for use at home free of the
fear of piracy, local communities find some relief of budget cuts and, since most FOSS programs
are international, U.S. students are afforded the opportunity to interact with students and software
professionals from around the world.
We at the Center have become quite concerned about the growing 'Digital Divide' — created
because wealthy schools and students had better access to technology simply because they could
afford it. We feel so passionately about Open Source software because it provides an elegant
solution to this problem by allowing schools to legally share their software (and donated
hardware) with any students that want it so that everyone has an equal chance.
Please visit our website:
www.ncose.org
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