On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 7:41 PM, kpb <[email protected]> wrote: > On 05/05/12 19:32, Gareth France wrote: > >> >> So because we find something difficult we should shy away from learning >> it, even though that's the way things are going to be from now on? Teaching >> people to use Ubuntu with Gnome 2 is rather akin to telling people you'll >> teach them to use a PC by using a typewriter. Unity is here and it's >> staying, so anyone learning to use Gnome 2 will either end up using Mint, >> or have to learn everything over again for Unity. >> > > Gareth > > Bea has done really well getting through the MS smoke screen in her > setting. I think she should be writing it up for IfL or Excellence Gateway. > > I understand and respect where you are coming from. > > Email me direct off list if you want to explore the issues that face > people in institutional education. I'd like to engage with you on this one > because the more people understand the issues about getting open source > into education the better. >
> Oh please, don't misunderstand me. I applaud the achievement and I am sure > it will inspire new users to make the switch and share the goodness. My > complaint, if any, is with the established user's who've whipped up the > storm in a teacup which led to this decision to be distanced from Unity in > the first place. It's also a little disappointing that memory sticks are > having to be used, let's keep our fingers crossed that over time this > project will flourish and the powers that be see the benefits of using a > full install. I'd see getting the go ahead to install it on even one > machine as a major breakthrough, the management accepting Ubuntu's value. >
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