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John Horne wrote:
True, and there are others within departments of the Uni using linux, but not here in the 'computing service' (as it was known, and I think still makes more sense than 'information and learning resources'!). Considering we are supposed to provide the central computing power for the Uni's staff and students, I would have been nice to have seen a little...er...understanding about computing around here? We used to have a few Macs here many years ago, but that's all gone now, it's Microsoft windows and that's it. Yeurggh :-(
I have spoken to some `key personnel' around here about these policies and the general answer seems to be that it is the responsibility of a University to provide experience of a real world computing environment to its students. As anyone who has ever worked in any non-IT office job will know, that means Windows NT. Fair enough. The sad thing is that, when the day comes that there is no longer any real argument and the sophistication and availability of distributions (check the amount of software in Woody) makes their usefulness beyond dispute a number of companies are going to look pretty daft sitting on several million quids worth of obsolete CDs! Forgive my zeal ;) These comments are not even my own, they were inserted into this email by an unknown third-party... -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.