[Opensource] Cloud computing

[Paul Chandler]

Oliver - did you do a comparison of gopc vs googledocs?  I'm just interested
in what gopc might provide that googledocs doesn't.

On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Oliver Murray <omurray at gegs.wa.edu.au>wrote:

>  Hi
>
> I recently researched Cloud Computing using feedback from a number of
> mailing lists.
>
>
>
> My searching led me to http://www.gopc.net/
>
>
>
> In my opinion this seems to be the perfect solution for education. From
> almost any device any student or staff member can access their data and full
> suite of applications (all open source)... as long as an internet connection
> is available it allows any time anywhere learning.
>
> The long term cost savings in licensing, hardware upgrade and support staff
> should considerably outweigh the subscription costs.
>
>
>
> Unfortunately I am unable to generate the momentum and garner the support
> to take my school in this direction but feel this solution is ideal for
> education and hope that members of this list may find it useful
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Oliver Murray
>
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