Hi, --- On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 6:29 PM, Kumaran R <[email protected]> wrote: | Yes, I agree that 95% of the students are computer users rather | than learners. \--
Please don't call them as students. --- | Another problem with forcing students to learn GNU/Linux, is that | they would only view it as another burden rather than a OS that would | ease their computer use. This is mostly because, any curriculum based | on GNU/Linux introduces students with the command-line. And most | students are afraid of the command line. This would make them view | GNU/Linux as a step backward from Windows rather than a step-forward. \-- That is an incorrect assumption made by them, and they will need to learn to use it to appreciate the power of the command-line. SK -- Shakthi Kannan http://www.shakthimaan.com _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
