After takin' a swig o' grog, chrisv belched out
this bit o' wisdom:
> Tim Smith wrote:
>
>>Hint: they have computers in third world countries. Many of their
>>educators use computers, and are familiar with the available educational
>>software, and know most of it is designed for Windows.
>
> Yes, but that's not saying too much. The world is getting more
> net-centric all the time. I can't think of a single advantage of
> locally-installed "educational software" over net-based,
> browser-enabledsoftware. Indeed, the advantages of net-based are
> many.
One of the big points of the XO running Linux is the mesh network,
and the collaborative Sugar applications on the XO.
> And then, when it comes to learn about computer itself works, the
> Linux machine is a far better platform than Windows.
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