> > Well, there is a vast people using Windows out there either by choice > > or because they don't know about alternatives. > > True, but I suspect the first year students under discussion should be > aware of other systems such as Linux. They would have the choice to > use Linux if they wanted. I can't believe it would be hard to find a > Linux box in a university now if you wanted to use one. Even easier to > install it on their own PC.
Just as a data point: While I was at City College in New York I started a project called Doyen to make a Live CD as a computer algebra platform. I advertised in the computer science department for 2 students with a knowledge of Linux for a paid position. Ten students showed up for interviews, all of them were computer science majors and most of them were seniors. Eight of the ten had not heard of Linux. This was 4 years ago. Things might have changed. Your school may vary. Tim --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
