On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 5:31 PM, Sanga M. Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Very good point about the 'usage scenarios' I have several Linux > computers, and apart from nagios netmon, on one of my servers, and > Netscreen security manager on another server,
Strange, I cant find anything else > to do with Linux so my Linux laptop is gathering dust. I get along so well with out M$ have not used it in years close to 5 if i can remember so i dont understand what you are talking about As for games what are games consoles for if you want to play games on your laptop. > > > Sanga M. Collins > Network Engineering > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > IT Management LLC > 6491 Sunset Strip #5, > Sunrise Fl, 33313 > Tel: (954) 572 7411, > Fax: (435) 578 7411 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > > > Of Muhumuza Brian > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 11:16 AM > To: Linux Users Group Uganda > Subject: Re: [LUG] OS X on a PC > > The way i see it, MUK students & people in Uganda in general don't > use Linux because its usage scenarios are very few -- as one of the > many possible reasons. > > Linux is an excellent server os, and this is said in all linux > classes. A linux class is not complete without the "Linux Server > Usage" scenario (HTTP, FTP, SSH, DNS, DHCP, Mail, etc). > > I wonder how many linux students get to deploy a linux server outside > the class room. > > I also wonder how many tech guys in Uganda can say they *personally* > have a server on the internet -- an excellent linux usage scenario. > If it were cheap to put a computer onto the public internet, that > would be big potential for linux deployments. > > We need to create many more linux usage scenarios if we want people > to use it. Probably it's the way linux is taught. All linux classes > focus on the server aspect of linux which, unfortunately isn't within > the usage scope of most people *even* those that go to MUK Faculty of > Computing. > > On 16 Apr 2008, at 09:00, Reinier Battenberg wrote: > > > Hi P. > > > > Maybe we should discuss why MUK students are not using linux. After > > all this > > is the LUG (not the AUG ;-) > > > > When we went to the presentation of the third year students last > > year we saw a > > lot of php/mysql applications. These just run and install much > > nicer on > > linux. That, in a normal world, would be a benifit for the students. > > > > As MUK is preparing students for the real world, and in the real > > world, php & > > mysql applications run on linux & apache mostly, training students > > in that > > setup is also not a bad idea. > > > > Well, i am preaching for my own church (and the AUG guys) again. > > > > Is there anything we can do to make that clear to MUK tutors & > > students? > > > > rgds, > > reinier > > > > > >> MB > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any > way. > --------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > -- "Dru" To follow the path, look to the master, follow the master, walk with the master, see through the master, become the master. (zen) http://www.topdog.za.net/ _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
