Linux in schools

[Stan Vincent]

Hi:
There was a time when Apple did introduce computers
into school and got its exposure.
Schools is where this action should start for the
promotion of open source software. It will go a long
way. Many of the schools today have clubs it would be
a good idea to gets these students involved by
encouraging them to start Linux appreciation clubs. It
would be an interesting forum for the students to get
to know about alternative operating systems. 

Stan Vincent


--- Leslie Lewis <lesliel8 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think it's important to move Linux into schools,
> as you say. I think, too,
> that cash-strapped organizations like churches and
> charitable organizations
> should adopt Linux now that distros like Ubuntu are
> mature and useable by
> non-geeks. It makes no sense to pay Microsoft a
> small fortune for something
> that you can get for free. These organizations,
> which are in the business of
> providing moral leadership to the rest of society,
> often find themselves
> using pirated software and therefore breaking the
> law. In my own days as
> priest in an impoverished Anglican parish I found
> myself "donating" lots of
> software to the church computer, breaking the
> licence agreement by running
> it on my home and the work computer. I wanted to
> switch to Linux but
> couldn't make the network card work so had to settle
> for Windows. At least I
> moved the church to OpenOffice.org.
> 
> If you're involved in volunteering, see what you can
> do to move the
> organization onto Linux. You'll be doing the world a
> favour.
> 
> Leslie in Canmore
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