Quoth Dan Armak on Wed, Jun 04, 2003:
> The problem is threefold:
> - They are spending tax money on buying copies of msoffice.
> - They are forcing, or at least encouraging, students to illegally copy
> msoffice to use at home.
It's illegal, kind of. Aren't they afraid to be sued? Even if
Microsoft chooses not to sue them (because schools are
popularizing their software this way), the parents should make
the point that school MUST NOT teach their children to steal.
> - They are teaching (badly, but that's outside our scope) to use software that
> (I hope) won't be used nearly as much much in the not too distant future (ie
> by the time people now in 7th grade graduate).
You should teach *something*. Why is C taught in schools? Is it
the best programming language? Is it widely used? Well, yes, it
is, but will it be widely used in five years?
> Thus counteracting the
> government's pro-openoffice policy.
What did I miss? Is OpenOffice the new Israeli standard?
Vadik.
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somebody hanging from a tree...
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