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| Thread ID: 26560 | 2002-10-30 05:06:00 | Linux which flavour best for Schools? | Brad H (738) | Press F1 |
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| 94558 | 2002-10-31 03:38:00 | With respect, surely University is where we study more specialised skills like Unix or Linux. All earlier forms of education should be equiping our children for more mainstream things. I believe that MS give a lot of software away each year to schools and charities. See www.microsoft.com There are also free programming tools and languages for Windows based computers. |
crozier (2004) | ||
| 94559 | 2002-10-31 03:43:00 | Actually, Universities used to be concerned with education, not "training" for the world. The same goes for schools. Technical training is what apprenticeships, and technical institutes were for. "Gifts" from Microsoft? Now that schools can't use Acorn, with genuine educational software, they should be forbidden to use any MS. MS want the kids brainwashed so they do not know that there is any alternative. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 94560 | 2002-10-31 03:53:00 | Just a tad paranoid do you think ;\ When I was at Massey last year I admit that I got so peeved with so much emphasis on MS and Intel (we learned almost nothing about AMD) that I asked one lecturer if the course was sponsored by them. His reaction wasn't favorable. But I really don't think that there is a great plan of 'Them' brainwashing our kids. The fact is that business is full of MS products. I don't like that fact now any more than I did 10 years ago, but it is a fact. Whether linux will ever change that I don't know, but I do know that if my daughter wants the greates choice of employers then she'll have to be competant with what the businesses use. That, now and for the foreseable future is largely produced my MS, whether we like it or not. |
crozier (2004) | ||
| 94561 | 2002-10-31 04:12:00 | Ok, this is going to be a confession of just how bored i get...... Because i ran a Linux Web server on a cable modem, IP: 202.0.37.xxx i decided that i would check out who else was on that run of addresses.. http://202.0.37.196 is a one school connnected via cable modem to the web with there own server. They have the most boring 404's now, but yes the server is Linux.... getting the Kids to run that has to ba a usefull hands on skill that is worth teaching BTW, Welcome to Avonside Girls' High School .Clueless |
Clueless (181) | ||
| 94562 | 2002-10-31 05:18:00 | Server: Apache/1.3.26 (Unix) Debian GNU/Linux PHP/4.1.2 They're running what would be regarded to be the best (one of) as well. and the HTML meets the W3C standards as well. Top marks for them. |
-=JM=- (16) | ||
| 94563 | 2002-10-31 10:06:00 | I'd use Debian. Easiest to update. Easy to clone (handy as you have 5 identical machines). Tweak one to cache updates and have the others update from there. | Linatux (828) | ||
| 94564 | 2002-10-31 16:31:00 | I just got Mandrake 9 from Christchurch for $20, installed it on a pentium 4 without a installation manual (and can not see why anybody else can not do the same), Installed Mozilla 1.1, Open Office 1.0 & just to try it the latest Opera qickly and without any trouble I am impressed. | E.ric (351) | ||
| 94565 | 2002-11-01 03:24:00 | ATTN: rmcb If you would post a cd I would be very greatful Could you please post it to: Mrs E Goddard C/o Mount Albert Grammar School Albertion Avenue Mount Albert Auckland 3 Thank You Very Much Bradford Heap Senior STLP Member Mount Albert Grammar School |
Brad H (738) | ||
| 94566 | 2002-11-15 22:02:00 | Sorry about the delay!! 1 cd on its way |
rmcb (164) | ||
| 94567 | 2002-11-15 22:13:00 | Thank You very much | Brad H (738) | ||
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