Ontario Schools have MS only policy?

[Myles A. Braithwaite]

The problem isn't the schools it is the industry. At my College they are 
teaching us .Net because it is the industries standard. The principle 
operating system for development is Windows, thought I do must of my 
development using Mono.Net on Ubuntu Linux.
There is no problem targeting Libraries, Public School, etc. but going 
for higher education requires change in the I.T. Industry. With Java 
getting a larger market share (no one yell at me okay) this might mean 
that Colleges and University could easily change to a Linux Based OS.

Mathieu Charron wrote:
> I have to say that is some what true.
>
> I'm currently in computer science at La Cité Collégiale and every PC is
> running windows.
>
> we do have linux class via VMware, and the first programming class was 
> with
> JAVA.
> I'm not in the programming program but I know that they have C++ 
> class, but
> these are in Visual Studio.
>
> I have to agree with Darryl Moore that the school is in a Micro$oft 
> exchange
> program: they the the update, preview, demo and other stuff very cheap.
> That was the same thing in Québec city at CEGEP Francois-Xavier-Garneau.
> Same story, they all have special licencing with Microsoft.
>
> What funny, is that the teach are themself are tired of working with M$.
>
> cheers
>
> Mathieu Charron
>
> On 6/29/06, Corey Burger <corey.burger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> Can any of our Ontario members confirm this story?
>> http://p2pnet.net/story/9207
>>
>> If it can be confirmed, I will start looking into getting other
>> organizations and us about making a coordinated statement.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Corey
>>
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>

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