> The question 'is Linux in trouble?' is of course entirely rhetorical > and it's not. The students I'm working with already have a well > developed hacker ethic: if the source is closed, it's "for dummies" > (meant pejoratively, like in the movie 'Idiocracy'). Geeks of > tomorrow use what geeks of today use: intelligent stuff. But sure, > let the dumb kids in the USA use their stoopid Microsoft. We all know > the USA is at least five years behind when it comes to teaching math > and science, so why not computers as well? > > Kirby
OK, so I cooled off an mollified my position somewhat here: http://mathforum.org/kb/message.jspa?messageID=5674085&tstart=0 I've been feeling very friendly towards Bill of late, ever since his Foundation hired away a certain school superindent that's been nothing but trouble for us here in Portland. Yay Bill and Melinda, way to go! When it comes to proprietary/secret stuff, even Shuttleworth'll do that. It's simply *not* either/or and never has been in Silicon Forest. I've sparred with Stallman on precisely this issue: what if geeks don't see other geeks worthy of sharing with, in that opponent culture? Sometimes a counter-culture just reserves for its own, OK? Like, I probably won't be writing up my Saturday Academy classes in such detail any more. That's work I do for a paying client. If curious, enroll in a gnu math course near you, and experience the difference our charming snake makes. Kirby _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
