Introducing Open Source Software Into Slovenian Primary and Secondary Schools‪.‬

This paper deals with the use of Open Source Software (OSS) in learning environments. Advantages and obstacles of OSS are discussed. Problems and opportunities of introducing OSS into an educational process especially in primary and secondary schools are presented. The survey research, which was carried out in order to study the use of OSS in the educational system of Slovenia is described. The most important characteristics of OSS like reliability, functionality, interoperability, licensing philosophy, values of OS movements and price are examined. The results are presented and compared with those of a similar research in USA. Some interesting similarities and differences are discovered. Povzetek: Prikazani so rezultati raziskave o uporabi odprte kode v slovenskih osnovnih in srednjih solah.