linuxlock.blogspot.com — "First off, let's dispel a couple of things. I have sat in meetings with principals and school administrators and listened slack-jawed as system administrators (mostly MSCE's) told their employers that it was illegal to remove Windows from their current computers. They didn't say it violated their contracts or licenses...they said it was illegal."
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hermmunsterJan 18, 2009
I agree, he needs to stop reading the articles. There are plenty of zeaotrous articles regarding Vista that he can go peruse. To be respectful there are many different topics here. He need just focus on the ones that bring him the relaxation he desires.It's like saying "I keep putting my hand under your hammer and you keep hitting me on the down swing". We are here to talk about Linux. If you don't want to talk about it move on.Maybe Digg.com can create a Win7Digg.com and all the fans of Microsoft can go there instead.This is a discussion site and there are going to be people that have differing opinions. If you can't handle reading other's opinions this site isn't for you.Not to mention there's a s**tload of misrepresentation in yours and others comments that demand clarification by the so called zealots of Linux.
discoandhazeJan 18, 2009
I use Linux exclusively for all of my school related work and have not had a single problem yet. In fact, at my college Linux users aren't required to download the school's otherwise mandatory security application, or have a working anti-virus. (This could be oversight on their part though, as the head of the IT department is a Microsoft consultant / beta-tester / fanboy.)
olafcoreJan 19, 2009
What clairdelune371 said. I was refering to Linux, BSD, etc.
fredfredricksonJan 19, 2009
Look, I'm all for having people learn more about alternative OS's, but the fact is, if you're going into business school and you plan on getting a job with an already-established company, you need to learn Windows and its software because that's what they all use right now. Learning to conduct business on a Mac or in Linux and then trying to get a job out in the real world is foolhardy. I know you guys hate that, but that's the way it is.
wakingrufusJan 19, 2009
you missed the whole point of TFA. he is not saying schools should switch over to linux. he is saying they should allow students to use linux on their personal computers if that is their choice.
mvtcrackerJan 20, 2009
well no surprise it was a linux fan ....
mvtcrackerJan 20, 2009
If you read all of the posts you will notice we have ligament concerns about Linux and if you want us to switch you must address them instead of insulting us, our intelligence and our understanding.You may call Microsoft a simple “fisher price” operating system but check out the internet even when it’s stupidly simple people do not know how to use it and many people find Linux harder to use.If you think a Microsoft certification is easy to earn try the exam that’s not cheap.Linux may be free but you need to pay people to install and configure it people do not work for free …. You need to teach users and teachers and technicians how to use it ,make scripts, debug and troubleshoot. The books and videos are defiantly not free and you are not going to walk to every machine install it configure it make sure all programs, drivers and devices are working or answer hundreds of questions each semester.If you are willing to do all that for free I question your sanity how do you pay your bills?If your programmings for free, working for free training for free you have to much free time.
yetanothercrocJan 21, 2009
But there is never a need to specificaly require MS office. There are other packages out there that perform the same function and can save in the office formats. There is no need to even care what software the student uses as long as they torn their texts in in the right format.
yetanothercrocJan 21, 2009
My school simply doesnt care. The interface for connecting to the network is completely platform agnostic and the teachers usually ask for pdf's. The only part is that presentations are usually limited to whatever software is on the machine that is connected to the projector.
naptowner3000Jan 24, 2009
What I haven't figured out how to do yet with ubuntu that I absolutely must do for my work:Sync my iphone, which is my work phone.(and even if I could, I need to sync contacts and calendar with Outlook)Exchange redline documents with an Office user tracking changes and using comments. Edit pdf files to assign page numbers of my choosing (Bates stamping, if you've heard of it)Run IE to access some GIS sites and a federal court site I use a lotAny of these would be a dealbreaker for me. I still like ubuntu for web surfing and messing around.
steviesteveoMar 19, 2009
Technical drawing is one of those functions you either need almost everyday or you don't need at all. The number of people for whom no AutoCAD is a deal breaker when they buy a new computer is pretty low. I get by remarkably well without it, my architecture school attending friend would literally have to drop out of university if they didn't have it.I consider it a bit of a straw man argument - who seriously cares that Windows isn't suitable for a Beowulf cluster, for example? The only people who mind that fact are the small number of people who happen to need it and it's not a fatal flaw in Windows for everyone else.