Re: [SLUG] operating systems and schools

[Jon Biddell <jon@nospam.fl.net.au>]

At 11:13 PM 2/1/00 +1100, Dean Hamstead wrote:
> > >Using MacOS or Windows instead of Linux is like sending your
> > >children to a private school instead of using the public school
> > >system.
> > >
> > >Discuss.
> >
> > So what's to discuss ?  I agree with you !!
> >
> > Or rather, it's more like lobotomising your child than teaching them "the
> > facts of life"...
>
>being in the education system, i agree
>we get fed so much windows bushi^H^H^H^H^Hrubbish, its not funny
>why they spend $600 of my (and my parents) tax money on a license
>of vb (not counting the os, word etc) per computer i dont know!
>
>its just insane, no one can tell me that a base install of your glossy
>linux distros are hard to use. Whats wrong with teaching c? or how
>abotu using glade? (i think thats he right one)
>spend a bit more money on a few good unix teachers, and still make a
>saving, whilst teaching established standards

My point exactly (and DON'T get me started on striking teachers - that's 
what I feel like doing to some of them !!)...

If a Linux install (Mandrake, for example) is done correctly, locked down 
tight (until the kiddies know better and can be "trusted"), then it's no 
more difficult to learn than EvilWare...

In fact, I have a few 486's here that I'm giving to a Hunter Valley school 
- they want to run EvilWare and Works (which it doesn't !!), but I'm giving 
them the PCs on the "condition" that they at least try the kids on Linux 
first - if they don't like it', their loss.

If they DO like it, we have more converts for our coven...er... "user 
group"...:-)

Jon

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