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     French schools go open source 


     Linux got yet another boost today with
     news that French schools across the
     nation are to deploy the operating system
     on Cobalt servers.


     Cobalt - which manufactures distinctive
     blue qube servers - has done a deal with
     France Telecom to put the boxes into schools through reseller DNS
     Telecom. 


     The roll-out will begin later this month. A spokesman for the
     company said the qube is perfect for the education market because
     they are specifically designed to be set-up by people with minimal
     IT skills. Using Linux, he added, was also an obvious choice
     because of the lack of software licensing costs.


     Cobalt launched in Europe in August 1998 (see 'Windows NT gets
     slammed as Linux gets a boost' www.silicon.com/a23135 ) and has
     had some success in the ISP market. However, this is its first big
     win in the education market.


     You can watch an interview with Vivek Mehra, co-founder of Cobalt
     in Silicon.com's Server channel.