Re: Linux Desktop for university staff

From: Hodgins Family (ehodgins_at_telusplanet.net)
Date: 02/15/05

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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 15:14:59 -0700

    Good afternoon!

     This discussion appears to have boiled down to a comparison of the
    relative merits of one software package versus another. All participants
    have raised good points, as well.

    However, I think that the OP has some homework to do before attempting
    to bring Linux to the academics.

    I'd like to refocus this thread by posing a question to the OP:
    Many universities have computing departments that have been using *nixes
    for decades (before Microsoft and Apple were popular). How does the OP
    propose to do what these departments have been unable to do? I mean,
    while it is a commendable idea to bring Linux to university staff (it
    is free, customizable, generally secure etc), how will you propose to
    convince the professors to switch from their "pet platforms"?

    Rob 

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