"thufir" <hawat.thufir@xxxxxxxxx> stated in post
kHqnk.123570$kx.81488@pd7urf3no on 8/9/08 5:33 PM:
> On Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:07:16 +0100, Mr Spock wrote:
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>> It seems to me that its all political with serious money behind it.
>> Unless Linux is going to be the global OS of the future, then people are
>> going to stick with Windows. Whether you love it or hate it, windows is
>> the OS in the office, its whats used. So why teach kids how to use Linux
>> when Windows is being used ?
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> This is the mentality which keeps snit in business: that you need to
> take a class in how to "use" a computer. Only a *small* segment of the
> population actually requires that degree of hand holding.
Depends on what level of learning people want... there are *many* people who
teach computers in all sorts of settings... do you think *all* of those
students are making a mistake to get an education?
> Also, this idea that knowledge of how to use one platform GUI cannot be
> applied to another GUI is just silly.
To a large extent the information does carry over.
--
Never stand between a dog and the hydrant. - John Peers
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