Re: Linux takeup

2001-12-27 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Thu, 27 Dec 2001 23:44:52 +1130 Mike Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: > On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 07:30, Michael Scottaline wrote: > > Do you > > happen to know what is used in their schools (or gymnasiums). > > No. I didn't look at this area. I'd only be guessing if I said

Re: Linux takeup

2001-12-27 Thread Mike Andrew
On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 07:30, Michael Scottaline wrote: > Do you > happen to know what is used in their schools (or gymnasiums). No. I didn't look at this area. I'd only be guessing if I said anything. However, Europeans are xenophobic about Microsoft, particularly the French. One of the re

Re: Linux takeup

2001-12-19 Thread Ted Ozolins
On Wednesday 19 December 2001 08:49 pm, Dave Anselmi wrote: > > Of course, I'm not sure what use computers are in schools, outside of > computer science classes (for students, anyway, faculty is a different > story). But that's another rant and I'm not an educator so I'll spare > you... > > Dave

Re: Linux takeup

2001-12-19 Thread Dave Anselmi
Douglas J Hunley wrote: > funny you should say that... *every* (and that is NOT an exaggeration) school > district I've been in has been *entirely* mac-based. > in fact, our district just spent *oodles* replacing every computer in the > district with grape imacs.. (ugly fricking things). > > they

Re: Linux takeup

2001-12-19 Thread Douglas J Hunley
Michael Scottaline babbled on about: > do their students get used to using? One of te key to MS success in the > US is the near ubiquitous presence in the school systems [yes some schools > use Macs, but increasingly it seems many more are moving to M$. I know; funny you should say that... *eve

Re: Linux takeup

2001-12-19 Thread Collins Richey
[ snips ] On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 05:05:21 +1130 Mike Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Folks, I've just come back from the Netherlands and I think many of > you would be interested in the following (mercifully brief) > observations I made while there. Europeans on this list would > correct me, bu

Re: Linux takeup

2001-12-19 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 05:05:21 +1130 Mike Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Folks, I've just come back from the Netherlands and I think many of you > would be interested in the following (mercifully brief) observations I > made while there. Europeans on this list would correct me, but these are >