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Getting a bit off topic but ... In article <3C606C34.70909@xxxxxxxxxxx>, kevin bailey <kevin_bailey@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes
also - it is important that computer studies students learn about computing as a whole - not just MS - because the important stuff runs on mainframes/UNIX.
also - hpw do you teach MS?
I teach MS in the same way that I teach anything else. Give the students a grounding in the concepts, show the application of the concepts and then build on that to more complex ways of working.
with linux you learn how it works and them implement it.
You make this sound so simple. Just how much does 'learn how it works' cover? How much effort is expended on 'then implement it'. (Such a wonderfully short phrase <g>) I've been earning a living by working - on a small scale - with computers for 20 odd years; Linux is just another bunch of software that has good points and bad points. Ease of implementation is not yet a *universal* good point. With my limited knowledge, I can make Linux work on most of the computers I own but not always. I can usually get mail / network / printer working - but not always. Sometimes it's a couple of hours, sometimes a couple of days. But exactly the same caveats apply to MS in its various flavours. There have always been tricky cases but these are usually in the minority.
- with MS it is supposed to work out of the box - and when it doesn't you just reinstall/bang about until parts of it do work - and then later on it will stop working anyway :o)
A lot of *users* expect it to work out of the box. But then they would expect Linux to work out of the box. Anybody that's been around computers for a while will know to expect some problems. To get back on topic ... I'm interested in Linux in Schools. I don't have any departmental responsibility but I can and do mention alternatives when there are technical / budgeting / licensing problems. What's been missing is any detailed information and knowledge on my part. Perhaps this event will help. Regards -- Mike Callaghan Newquay, Cornwall PGP key available from http://www.at.pgp.net/pgpnet/wwwkeys.html PGP Fingerprint: AB64 C466 8DCA DF48 8382 3F63 FC36 BAEF -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.