____/ Matt on Saturday 08 March 2008 16:22 : \____
> Erik Funkenbusch wrote:
>> On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:58:42 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Oh, and he also wrote about a school district that switched from Windows to
>> Linux then back to Windows, but I don't see you commenting on that either.
>>
>> http://www.itwire.com/content/view/16721/1090/
>>
>> Odd, isn't it?
>
> That wasn't a school district---it was one private girl's grammar school
> in Australia: 300 PCs. I'd love to hear about any other schools
> switching from Linux to Windows. Is that all you can find? BTW I
> don't think the article mentions whether the school paid the same price
> to MS as other schools pay.
>
> Meanwhile, whole states, regions, and countries are switching their
> schools to Linux PCs and XOs. If that is the only Linux->Windows case,
> the trend is 1000 to 10,000 times as big in the pro-Linux direction.
>
> But please do start a thread about this Linux loss, and by all means
> post news of any more Linux->Windows cases you can find.
Such a thread would belong in the Windows advocacy group. Posts about Windows
fit here where Microsoft takes direct action against Linux, i.e. if it
actively sabotages adoption of its #1 threat according to Ballmer, just 10
days ago).
Just my personal interpretation of the charter anyway...
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