Massive Linux handout set for French schools

“Thousands of secondary schools students in the French region of Auvergne will receive CDs containing free and open-source software when they return to school in September. The project, which has been funded by the local government, will distribute 64,000 packs of CDs to students, according to Linux Arverne, a Linux user group involved in the initiative. The project aims to get students and their families more interested in free and open-source software.”

News.com via MikroPC.net