Focus on Computing
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| A former web designer himself, Campbell says that rather than teaching
| how to use proprietary applications, the college focuses on teaching
| skills using open source software.
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| "As well as being freely available from the web, it also allows
| students to not only see what the software can do but also the
| code and concepts behind it."
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http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/815693/focus_on_computing/index.html?source=r_technology
No mention of the fact that the student will not depend on a
commercial vendor, either. In many cases, student are
required to pay for software in order to work on the course
at home. Failing that, they are encouraged to pirate, which
isn't educational at all.
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List of candidate Microsoft astroturfers (directly or indirectly paid by
Microsoft to post in this newsgroup):
Larry Qualig (former Microsoft employee)
Scott Nudds (AKA Vistaking)
Erik Funkenbusch (formerly an anti-OS/2 astroturfer)
flatfish+++ (Gary Stewart)
Damian O'Leary (AKA Hadron Quark)
Nedd Ludd
Tim Smith
amicus_curious
OK
DFS
Lintard
Terry
Ana Thema
Take everything posted by the individuals above with grain of salt. Microsoft
has already been caught paying forum members to spread lies about rivals,
e.g. http://worldcadaccess.typepad.com/gizmos/2005/11/2_grassroots_an.html
Suggested filter list: http://colatrolls.blogspot.com/
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