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Re: Linux saves when Windows fails ;)

From	Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject	Re: Linux saves when Windows fails ;)
Date	2016-10-30 10:32 -0400
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On 2016-10-30 10:13 AM, Jim Polaski wrote:
> On 2016-10-30, Silver Slimer <> wrote:
>> On 2016-10-30 8:09 AM, Melzzzzz wrote:
>>> "
>>> OpenSource.com reports on a Minnesota school's 1:1 program -- one device per
>>>
>>> https://news.slashdot.org/story/16/10/29/2254220/how-linux-saved-a-schools-failing-windows-laptop-program
>>
>> To be honest, that program is the kind that I would want for my own
>> school board. Using Linux would allow our schools to use their hardware
>> for about ten years rather than just 3 or 4 and only those desktops with
>> hardware malfunctions would be replaced rather than anything deemed "slow."
>>
> 
> Me too. It makes good sense to me and might encourage more kids to go 
> into the technology fields.

Exactly. No matter how crappy Linux is, there's no doubt that it is an
excellent choice for schools as it better handles older hardware (if
you're not running Unity mind you) and gives users the ability to learn
how to fix their own issues without the intervention of some sort of
tech. Not only that but it opens up the world of programming a lot
better than Windows does encouraging users to create their own programs
if a solution doesn't exist for them. Any school which wants to provide
some sort of "computer science" class would be better off with Linux for
sure.

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Linux saves when Windows fails ;) Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-30 12:09 +0000
  Re: Linux saves when Windows fails ;) John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-10-30 06:17 -0700
  Re: Linux saves when Windows fails ;) Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-30 09:41 -0400
  Re: Linux saves when Windows fails ;) Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-30 09:50 -0400
    Re: Linux saves when Windows fails ;) John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-10-30 06:59 -0700
    Re: Linux saves when Windows fails ;) Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-30 14:13 +0000
      Re: Linux saves when Windows fails ;) Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-30 10:32 -0400

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