-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
The kids are all right with Linux
,----[ Quote ]
| Apparently my son’s school spent the summer ripping out the old PC system and
| replacing it with a centralized Linux server and terminals.
|
| Now here’s the real shocking part.
|
| No one noticed. There’s not even a mention of it on the school Web site.
`----
http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=2769
It's far from being an exception.
Recent:
How To Donate Your Used Computers To Local Schools
,----[ Quote ]
| There will be a large truck with the Alameda County Computer Resource Center
| (ACCRC) logo on it parked in front of the center where someone will take your
| machines--no need to park your car.
|
| Computers will be refurbished and loaded with open source software, then
| given to local schools. Unused parts will be recycled.
`----
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=28774
In Defense of a Linux Education
,----[ Quote ]
| The difference between learning how to use a new tool and learning a new
| concept is the same difference between receiving training and gaining an
| education. How many times have you heard (or said) that algebra and history
| are not “useful” in “real life”? I can understand when such a claim is made
| by a sixth-grade student who has much time left to decide on a career, but
| I’ve even heard college students complain that their programs of study should
| focus on what they will “do for a living” and that all of the basic curricula
| should be dropped. “I’ve already taken that in high school!” they cry. What
| many students never come to understand is that by teaching you the same old
| things in new, more complex ways forces your mind to think differently, to
| grow.
`----
http://linuxfud.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/in-defense-of-a-linux-education/
Microsoft, the Bully
,----[ Quote ]
| Microsoft is sending letters to school districts insisting on audits to make
| sure they are paying for all the licenses they should be.
|
| [...]
|
| However, along with that threatening letter is a sales brochure for a new
| license program from MS: pay us money for every PC in the district capable of
| running Windows and pay for it every year. Over and over again. Every year.
|
| [...]
|
| But then I think…Linux is free.
|
| Linux will never threaten you.
|
| Linux will never ask you for money.
|
| Linux will never try and revoke your ability to use it.
|
| Linux will never ask you to not share.
|
| Linux encourages you to give back and make things better and share that
| better with others.
|
| Linux has a nice soft fluffy mascot.
|
| Linux loves children.
|
| It seems like such an easy decision.
`----
http://leotree.com/?p=765
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux)
iEYEARECAAYFAkigq9MACgkQU4xAY3RXLo57OQCgkZpXxfHiW+yRNy6MHHrKECjl
82gAn0VBzpDRAMSuvw8O7+jeOodG0YhM
=s9Hk
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
|
|
