I failed to mention that one of the key implementors of this Linux
project is a high school student. He will be teaching his "teachers"
how to use Apache, Slash, PHPnuke, Samba, MySQL, etc. I really
seriously doubt a student taught in an exclusively Windows environment
will have the resources/access/desire to learn, practice, and popularize
those skills.
A few years ago I had a summer intern who was a sophomore in one of our
local public (but not highly regarded) high schools. His computer
skills (through self-taught Linux) really shocked me. Ultimately, those
self-taught skills, among other things, won him a full schoolarship at
one of the most prestigious school in the East.
Taiwan is particularly significant in the Linux equation because it
controls the development of peripherals. I have been trying
unsuccessfully to convince one of my clients in Taiwan to develop cheap
but good LinModems. Perhaps this new movement will change their mind.
wrote:
This guys a complete nut. Doesn't know what the fuck is going on in
the real world. The typical
student will never learn "real computer programming." So Linux will
be a fuckin loser in Taiwan.
Cy
On Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at 11:40 AM, Joe Linux wrote:
-------- Original Message --------
Hi, just thought many of you might be interested in this little
noticed
but potentially explosive news. Below is a translation of some key
portions:
Ten high schools in two northern counties in Taiwan have formed a
"Linux
alliance". Under pressure from the US government, the Taiwan
government
has begun cracking down on software piracy (incidentally,
Microsoft will
be the main, if not the sole, beneficiary of these actions). Without
the money to buy Microsoft software, and without the technical
expertise
within each individual school to do system-wide Linux installation,
forming an alliance to thus pull their resources together is the
only
option.
These ten high schools will deploy school-wide Linux systems this
summer. (Bye-bye Microsoft. Bye-bye Windows). More than twenty other
high schools are planning to follow. It was estimated that each
school
can save at least $150,000 per year by going to Linux. The total
saving
will exceed $5 million (US) dollars a year.
Plus, the students will have a chance to learn real computer
programming. Not just playing computer games (and peeping into
porn sites).
Best,
W. Wayne Liauh, Ph.D., J.D.
Attorney and Counselor at Law
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