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Re: [PLUG] teaching linux to the next generation
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Baby steps. I have been quietly converting my fellow developers at my
company over the last year and a half. When I started, no one had a
Linux box (including myself) except our 2 sysadmins and 2 devs and the
owner. I soaked up all the knowledge I could from them, became the
first convert, and proceeded to pick off the remaining Windows users,
one at a time. Now they are doing the same - the flames are
self-fanning. New workstations are dual-boot by default, instead of
being 100% Windows like in the old days. It won't be long before
Windows is something you can't have at my company unless you can give a
good reason for needing it. All because of the pressure applied by one
little guy over a year and a half timespan.
If that doesn't work, invite Microsoft in for an audit. That will be
the utter end of Windows at your workplace. 100% compliance is an
impossibility. Gosh, I hate the word "compliance" when discussing
software.
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005, Ron Kaye Jr wrote:
> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 14:26:56 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
> From: Ron Kaye Jr <rekaye1005@earthlink.net>
> To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
> Subject: [PLUG] teaching linux to the next generation
>
> Hello everyone.
>
> I am an experienced, certified teacher.
> I have been a PC network tech for the past 15 years.
> I have an opportunity to teach Linux at a local tech school.
> I am knowledgeable. I have done several Unix/Linux jobs.
> I was first trained in UNIX on an AT&T System V in the late 80s.
> However, I am NOT an expert.
> I am always looking to do things a better way.
> One teacher- one class seems a bit outmoded these days.
> There is a world of knowledge and experience within the PLUG community
> I would like to get the students involved, and to benefit from your expertise.
> It is these same students who will be the IT managers of the future.
> They may be the ones to decide that it is no longer cost effective for the organization
> to pay exorbitant Microsoft licensing fees.
> Please advise.
>
> Ron Kaye
>
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