On 24 February 2012 11:27, Bianca Gibson <[email protected]> wrote: > - lab computer > > At Monash the IT lab computers dual boot windows and some distro I can't > remember, but they keep that distro really out of date and don't even > install dev tools on it in IT labs. One of my tutors last semester thinks > it's so no one will use it so they won't have to support it. Given that, > I'd expect active resistance to trying to get the tools we need on them.
Do any courses/subjects require the use of Linux? If you can get a lecturer complaining to IT that the computers aren't suitable for their subject, it would help. I think. If Linux is not considered a requirement, then that is why they don't maintain it. -- Brian May <[email protected]> _______________________________________________ Free-software-melb mailing list [email protected] http://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/mailman/listinfo/free-software-melb
