Hi There,
Rather than snarling and carrying on about this M$ thing. Why not give a demonstration of Linux to the school. I'm sure that they would be open to this kind of thing (especially since you work with it ;-) ). Even if you install Linux on a box that will only be used for browsing the internet, you've started the school on the right track. Don't get into this philosophy that M$ is bad, Linux is good. Because technically challenged people will start turning off. Offer Linux as a windows alternative at bargain basement prices.
For example demonstrate KDE, Mozilla, StarOffice and XMMS. Once they see the price advantages, bye bye M$. Good Luck and let us know how you get on.
Craig
-----Original Message-----
From: Harm Bathoorn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, 30 January 2002 8:27 a.m.
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [expert] AAAaaaargh!!! M$madness!!!
Hello all,
Just wanted to scream, sorry about that:)
I've been to an IT evening at my children's (primary) school witnessing how
the teachers think they can turn my children into braindead M$windows
consumers.
The principal even came over to ask (he'd heard I was in computers) if I felt
like helping out in teaching the kids how to use Word , excel and
powerpoint..... hence the shriek. He didn't even understand when I told him I
hardly had any windows apps knowledge, he thought I was talking DOS.
I already wrote an article for them on the subject but aparently nobody's
read it. Maybe it wasn't braindead enough:(
Look like I'll have to go for it a second time, and hope I get my message
across this time. I doubt it though, they've already got the local IT
vultures all over them.
What a waste of resources:(
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Good luck,
Harm Bathoorn.
"Sudden Death!!
Microsoft Office demands it's serial-code AGAIN!!"
