[aclug-L] Re: I have a dream

["Jonathan Hall" <flimzy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

She said "Sorry but that's too practical" not "Sorry but that's not too
practical"

She was being sarcastic.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Koji Hayakawa" <sylf@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <discussion@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 10:58 PM
Subject: [aclug-L] Re: I have a dream


>
> Would you care to discuss why it's not too practical?
>
> I don't know current situation on computer usage at school.  But I see
some
> of pros and cons on this issue.
>
> Linux is ready to serve the public in certain popular area of computer
> related tasks, such as browsing the web and word processing, which may be
> used at school.  And if we just look at the licensing cost of Windows and
MS
> Office or MS Works, sure, it would be really cheap to set up a PC.
>
> What I'm not sure is the use of more specialized software:  certain
training
> software, or software provided along with textbooks.  Or other specialized
> software, such as used in physics or chemistry experiments.  I know that
> Mathematica is available in Linux, but I don't know how popular Linux is
in
> other academic software.
>
> What I see problem (and maybe the biggest draw back) would be getting
> sufficient support personnel.  Unfortunate to the society, we have
abundance
> of (competent and incompetent) Windows based PC technician.  I'm not sure
if
> we can staff each school systems with enough PC technician who can trouble
> shoot in Linux environment.  And if we outsource such support, it may
> totally negate the cost reduction seen in software licensing.
>
> I think it would be cool if school systems can adopt open source or
> Linux/Unix based environment, but I don't see how it can be done just yet.
> More grown-ups need to be educated on Linux, so they can support the
little
> ones using Linux.
>
> Koji
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: discussion-bounce@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:discussion-bounce@xxxxxxxxx]On
> > Behalf Of Anne McCadden
> > Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 8:07 PM
> > To: discussion@xxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [aclug-L] Re: I have a dream
> >
> >
> >
> > Sorry but that's too practical of an idea and so therefore politians
> > won't go for it.  Besides I'm not sure that the general public is ready
> > for linux, I think they are ready for a Mac instead of M$.  I have been
> > encouraging people to just use passwords and atleast decent passwords.
> >  So many talks on safe computing have fallen on deaf ears that I am
> > ready to give up.  ~Anne
> >
> > jeffrey l koehn wrote:
> >
> > >Someone with Power needs to say this,
> > >"One State of the Art Linux Computer equipped
> > >with all OS software,
> > >Documentation, specs, along with Linux books, etc
> > >in every school in the state of Kansas"
> > >and then act on it.
> > > Wouldn't this be a lot cheaper
> > >than taking Microsoft to court
> > >and also give kids a chance
> > >at creating an open mind?
> > >
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