Just that it won't be mis-interpreted, I want to make sure that I am in
no way advocating legal actions. Legal action should be considered only
as a last resort when everything else fails, and should not be taken
lightly. And in order to consider that option, we need to show that
there exists a viable and proven Linux-based alternative to Windows.
Plus, there also need to be other tangible incentives, e.g.,
Linux-related job market for students after they get out school. (The
State Bar issue, however, is a different matter, as this is something I
am more intimately associated with and I can do it on my own.)
But it is at least an option that should not be overlooked.
Peace, :-)
wayne
Joe Linux wrote:
I can attest the the Hawaii public school administrators are always
full of excuses. One example was the DOE committed to Sony Beta video
format at the same time that is was being phased out. The public
schools purchased tons of Beta video format equipment that had to be
replaced due to the subsequent lack of Beta format software. When the
schools first got into computers I wanted to have an honest debate as
to whether or not to go with IBM clone PC's or Apple MacIntosh. There
was no debate, the principal just decided that the school would go
with Macintosh. While Macintoshes are perhaps better, the long term
result is that it is very costly for taxpayers. Plus it has come to
my attention recently that people who use Macintosh exclusively are
essentially computer illiterate as many of them seem unable to adapt
to anything even slightly different from a Macintosh, but equally user
friendly. The end result is they opt for computer systems costing
thousands more than a cheap clone running a good Linux system like
Mandrake 8.2. When a U of H professor can't tell the difference
between a mail client and a web browser, or to look down at the task
bar to see what applications are running or which documents are open,
it is indeed a sad situation.
W. Wayne Liauh wrote:
) I strongly believe that eventually we will need to consider a legal
solution--taking the schools to the court. As taxpayers, we should
have a voice as to how our tax $$$ is being spent. But I believe you
are taking the right step in focusing your initial effort on private
schools.
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