Staff needed to be convinced that this accorded with the school's philosophy of open dissemination of knowledge and information, and the local education authority's historic reluctance to endorse free software had to be overcome.

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He said that he is inviting members of the current police authority to sit with him for a "transitional period", so that "knowledge and experience" is not lost.

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