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The Bexley, Ohio high school district reportedly is migrating all of its desktop computers running Windows ME to Linux, instead of to Windows XP. The move is expected to save taxpayers as much as $412,000 in licensing costs, according to an article in a local community newspaper.

The entire technology budget for the district last year was $159,000, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Anne Hyland told the newspaper. The move away from Windows ME was required due to the purchase of new computer systems that are incompatible with ME. Hence, the district faced the added costs of upgrading to Windows XP, in addition to the new systems’ hardware costs. Money will also be saved through not having to purchase anti-virus software to protect the Linux systems.