On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Nadav Har'El wrote: > On Thu, Jan 02, 2003, Victor Zaslavsky wrote about "RE: Edu in linux": > > 2. I want my kids to be ready to start their work immediately in any > > normal office. Why should I to sacrifice competitive strength of my kids > > to OS wars? > > Have you ever seen anyone who learned Linux and was unable to "work > immediately in a normal office"? This simply does not happen. Anybody who > has spent time using Linux, even if only the command line, learns most of > the skills he or she will need for using Windows. He or she learns to use > the keyboard the peripherals (no, that thing with a whole that pops out of > the computer is NOT a cup holder!), concepts like "files", "directories", > "programs", etc. > If some specific MS-Word skills are missing this person will not be afraid > to learn them in one day when her or she needs them.
OR they could just tell the prospective employer that you can perform all secreterial tasks AND save the cost of M$ licenses. Won't that seem good to the employer? Alon -- This message was sent by Alon Altman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ICQ:1366540 The RIGHT way to contact me is by e-mail. I am otherwise nonexistent :) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -=[ Random Fortune ]=- If at first you don't succeed, you are running about average. ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
