Hey Guys, I have been running with this conversation and what a topic it has become.
unless I am mistaken this is a scenerio if it is not broke dont fix it. As much as I am an avid Linux fan I do believe that the both technologies can co-exist. Microsoft has had the added advantage of being at the forefront of IT and the vast number of user it now holds. But lets not be mistaken about the amount of users that are on the rise for linux. But looking at the back bone of the 2 systems. If I was the man in charge I would put forward Microsoft has the main infrastructure due to its support capability and the ability to acquire staff to support the OS. There a lot of issues with linux and this is where it falls down. This puts a heavy administrative over head on the budget. I think they key thing is here is seeing the wood from trees. Yes, linux is good and ubuntu is very user friendly but you will loose everytime if you go and speak to the end users they will not be responsive to the system. There are arguments that we can go into detail about but I think due to the credit crunch hitting IT managers and directors and industries like NHS and education should be considering How can we make the two technologies co-exist? Although this maybe rendering the open source policy but I believe that this is what should be done. Kind Regards, Jai 2009/2/10 Lucy <lucybrid...@gmail.com> > 2009/2/10 Sean Miller <s...@seanmiller.net>: > > And that's why I think this petition is flawed, because it won't > > succeed whilst it's worded as it is. This thread has the wrong > > name... it's not a case of getting Windows out of schools, it's a case > > of getting a mixture of computer architectures into schools and > > ensuring that education isn't based on any particular platform. > > > > "We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Make the primary > > operating system used in state schools free and open source" > > > > Why?? Why is that not JUST as bad as Windows? > > > > That's why I will not be signing this petition - because it's missing > > the point. It would be wrong to stop children experiencing Windows > > because, like it or not, at the moment that is most likely to be the > > OS that they will encounter when they start work. But that should > > not be the ONLY thing they experience. And, as I've said above, they > > should not be told "to write a document you open Word and click on..." > > but rather "word processors are used to write documents, and come in > > many forms" and then given principles not specifics. > > It's saying 'primary operating system' not only operating system. > Also, there's more than one FOSS OS (and even more UIs). > > By getting FOSS into schools you are getting rid of the current > monopoly, you are telling the kids that it's okay to learn about the > systems, that it's okay to share interesting programs with friends or > to take a copy home to finish up some homework. You're enabling them > to reuse old PCs. You're showing them that they can be a part of a > global community and that they have the power and opportunity to > collaborate with others to make things better. > > That's why I signed the petition anyway. Maybe I missed the point and > it's just about MS-bashing instead. > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >
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