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My University staves off windoid fears (for me at least!)

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Kintaro:
That scripts cool

preacher:

quote:Originally posted by dbl221:
At my college we are forced to use Linux...they even deny the existance of x-windows so we have to use the command line...I'm not making this up.

By the time we got to the end of year two most of us were rabid KSH fanatics.

my banner still reads KSH RULES when I log on to phobos...sigh! good times, good times.
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Reminds me of my linux class. My teacher didnt want us using xwindows either, and forced vim down our throats. I really loved that guy. At least he let us use bash.

Calum:
a mate of mine said his brother was forced to learn linux inside out for university and he hates it as a result! apparently this guy prefers to use windows at home (and he's not dumb this guy either). Oh well!

I think it would be a relief if my university were to do that, but maybe it is better if i persist in using linux anyway, since they don't seem to actively discourage it, than have it shoved down my throat.

[ December 18, 2002: Message edited by: Calum ]

Pissed_Macman:
My Computer Applications Lab teacher is a Mac person, but we have to use Wintel machines in there because it complies with some stupid school district guideline or something. The goal of the class is to get MOUS certified (some microsoft thing) and I don't think M$ would appreciate it if we got certified to work for them using Mac OS, especially since we're in Seattle, right under their noses. My teacher also mentioned something about our accounts being able to be hacked easier on Macs, but I don't believe that there's no way to on the machines we're using either. Almost makes me wonder why I got into that class (Windows 2000 puts me to sleep daily).

Calum:
hmm, yes i can see how a private company should have the right to force a taxpayer funded institution into buying its products simply by virtue of their respective physical locations...

WAKE UP!!

i thought your country was the land of the free!

How sad that universities (you'd think they would be full of thinking individuals, wouldn't you?) allow themselves to be herded along like this.

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