Subject: Re: A Mission For Luau
From: Mac Mason (macmasta@ak.net)
Date: Thu May 09 2002 - 22:30:42 AKDT
Although Mr. Troll himself here manages to at least irritate all of us
philosophically, he makes (by accident) one good point.
>It will not be seriously considered until
> you can go to a department store and choose between a Windows, Mac, or Linux
> system for your home.
Well, fair enough. Problem is, that won't happen until it's seriously
considered.
Ah well, the trends are in our favor. When this guy can't find a windows
box, and has to choose between five different free OSs to satisfy his
computing needs, maybe he'll be happier.
~Mac~
(Question: What's the plural for "OS" [Not "Operating System, that's
"Operating Systems"] but "OS". "OSs", "OSen", "OSae"? Inquiring minds
want to know...)
On Thu, 2002-05-09 at 04:21, Charles Smith wrote:
>
> Maybe you guys can't take a hint. Outside of using Linux for servers and
> hobbyist it is considered crap. It will not be seriously considered until
> you can go to a department store and choose between a Windows, Mac, or Linux
> system for your home. Then after a few years of it being used in homes and
> businesses on a larger scale than the existing servers and hobbyist it may
> work its way into the school system.
> What is your goal anyway? To sell more Linux (free ha,ha) and contribute
> towards RH and Debian horse farms VS B Gates horse farm?
> Take your crusade to the computer manufacturers and retail outlets. Buy
> stock in a Linux distributor. Sue Microsoft as a persecuted minority.
> Putting Linux in schools isn't going to benefit anybody except the people
> who sell Linux software. Math, English, and American History are in schools
> and the students don't necessarily retain those skills.
> If people are trying your product and dumping it, then maybe there is a
> message.
> Charlie
>
> >Same story in the Valley , We tried on two occasions to introduce Linux
> to
> >the school system . The IT department's of the School System won't sway
> in
> >there use of Windows and Mac's . At one time I reserched the amount of
> mony
> >they were spending on Microsoft Licening and it ran well over $100,000 a
> >year. We assisted one science teacher in installing 7 Linux box's in his
> lab
> >, at the end of the year they formated them all and replaced Linux with
> >Windows. I personaly install a Linux Box at the "See you online"
> distance
> >learning shool and so far as I know it lasted a few weeks befor they
> droped
> >it.
>
>
>
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