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> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Linux Confiscation At School.
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>> | What concerns me here is that schools tend to be teaching
>> | kids that using computers is about learning to use
>> | microsoft products such as word, powerpoint etc, all very
>> | well, but how about introducing elements of computer
>> | science into the classroom and not just leaving it as an
>> | option for further education. Anyhow, the event is fully
>> | talked about in the the tech guy podcast.
>> `----
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>> http://community.zdnet.co.uk
> blog/0,1000000567,10011760o-2000578623b,00.htm
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> These concerns are being addressed in places like
> China which turns out 100,000
> Linux engineers because they can see the advantages of
> product design using Linux. Over a billion embedded Linux
> gadgets sold. If schools can't produce Linux engineers,
> then their prodigy are going to miss out on today's
> industry and won't be able to participate in tomorrows
> technology. Especially since its all free, there is no
> excuse to not participate in free education.
China even has Linux code translations now. That's how big it is in the Chinese
industry. They make many devices.
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