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	@@We support SECURE [[http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Firefox]], [[http://www.opera.com/ Opera]] and [[http://www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/ Mozilla Browsers]]
	We support FREE [[http://www.openoffice.org/ Open Office]], FREE Abiword and FREE Gnumeric software
	Our supported software is **Microsoft and Star Office compatible** 
	and follows **open standards** for documents, spreadsheets and presentation programs
	We support [[http://pupweb.org/desktop/ Web2]], Gmail/googlemail@@
	**NEW**
	We now provide customised operating system disks  

	We now support [[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=61438#61438 FirstClass for Redhat and Puppy Linux]]
	[[http://mypep.net/node/1 Portable ePortfolio with Puppy Linux]]
	[[http://business.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/05/08/1834218&from=rss Tutors Open Source assessment tool LON-CPA]]

===={{color text="What is Linux and Open Source?" c="black"}}====
	- [[http://www.smartbiz.com/article/articleview/1138/1/60/ Open Doors to Open Source]] We mean business
	- Use the [[http://www.tmxxine.com/web/puppy3/ Short intro]] to [[FrequentlyAskedQuestions Puppy Linux]] and then the  [[http://rhinoweb.us/ Flash video tutorials]] to learn how to install a Linux ISO CD disc image 
	- [[http://www.linuxnewbieguide.org/ Ultimate Linux Newbie Guide!]]


===={{color text="What Support can I get?" c="black"}}====
	- Familiarise yourself with the material and links on the [[FrequentlyAskedQuestions Puppy Linux]] page
	- Question should be addressed to: 
		- [[http://www.open.ac.uk/students/helpdesk/ OU Computer Help Desk]]
		- [[http://www.murga.org/~puppy/ Puppy Linux forum]] Using and installing Puppy Linux
		- [[http://education-portal.com/articles/10_Sites_Offering_Free_Linux_Courses_Online.html Free Linux Courses]]

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As well as an OU student I am Publicity Officer for the Puppy Linux Foundation. I previously used Windows XP but found it a 'malware magnet' that was becoming an untenable waste of time and resources. To my astonishment, no support for Open Source was offered at the OU - so I decided to start my own - well the course I am doing is in 'Practical Thinking' . . .

	**ed.jason@gmail.com
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//This is a personal initiative by Ed Jason focusing on [[FrequentlyAskedQuestions Puppy Linux]]//
//The current official Open University policy is to only fund and support closed sourced software from Microsoft//
	- [[http://oci.open.ac.uk/pressrelease.html OU Free Initiative]]
	- [[http://www.ouworldwide.com/index.html OU Worlwide]]
	- [[http://www.pcurtis.com/ouopen.htm Teaching Ubuntu]]


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