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Microsoft vs. Northwest Schools Part III
SymphonicMan writes: "As previously discussed on Slashdot, Microsoft threatened an audit for the 24 largest school districts in the Northwest. Now it appears they may be backing down, according to Steve Duin, the Oregonian columnist who orginally brought this to all of our attention in April. Not only that, he writes that Portland Public Schools is opening 16 Linux computer labs across the districts, at half the cost of a Microsoft-equipped lab. Looks like this might be more than just a PR victory for open source. I'm a senior in one of the districts (Beaverton) included in the audit, and our staff is still going crazy trying to comply. But with districts across Oregon facing major budget shortfalls due to the poor economy, removing the pressure of this audit would be very welcome."
I don't see what was wrong with Apple IIe's in the class anyhow...
So, people "free to innovate" (GNU, Linux, OSS etc. hackers) in a "free market" (USA) have started to win. Interesting.
I'm out of my tree just now but please feel free to leave a banana.
Give me your children until the age of 12 and they will be mine forever.
Someone out there, somewhere, made 5 bucks selling IE to this guy. He is to be saluted.
Finally, math books without any of that base 6 crap in them.
This has conviced me to stop looking at Linux as a passing interest and start including it as part of future work proposals (prototypes, demos...et.al.).
I just don't want to be in future conversations with my clients saying that linux is still not an option and then hearing:
"What do you mean is not an option, my little 10 yr old managed to install Samba and started her own web site at home with no problems!"
Just my 2 cts.
What's so hard about an audit? Just format the harddrives of the # of pc's that they don't have Windblows liscsenses for.. my college used to wipe everthing on my pc monthly anyway cuz they got filled up with soo much crap. If they don't know how many liscenses they have then format 1/2 or all of them. What better way to give MS the middle finger salute. after formatting all pc's maybe they'll need to not offer computer classes for a semester or 2 while they transition to linux... it's not like computers are the building block of education... johnny still needs the 3 r's. Maybe shutting down the computer lab for a while isn't such a bad thing after all.
My sad, sad story, by Krystal C.
It was the middle of April, I don't exactly know the date, and it was the annual Juniper Garage Sale. The Juniper Garage Sale is the biggest Garage Sale in Kamloops, B.C., Canada. It is when everyone in the whole neighborhood has a garage sale, well most of them anyways. Everyone was either coming or going from our yard.
I had my dog beside me, she was the most beautiful minuature schnauzer possible. Her name was Laci. She was pure black, she didn't have a cropped tail, nor cropped ears. That's what I liked about her, she was natural. She liked me very much. I got her 4 years ago a few days ago. And she was the best dog. She sat beside me on her leash that was tied up to my chair. She just watched the people come and go, without a single bark, unless children came around, she liked small children, she liked to play with them. Even though she wasn't the brightest schnauzer, she payed close attention to who came near me and my family, including her territory.
All of my moms aunts and uncles had come up, they love going around to the garage sales all over Juniper. Her mom and dad came too (my grandpa and grandma). They called me in for lunch so I asked my old babysitter (Shannon Logan) to watch Laci while I ate lunch. So she did, she had to go home though, so I guess she put Laci inside the house.
Well, we had bought alot of stuff from the past hours and we were all bringing stuff in, well, we didn't notice that Laci ran out the door. I didn't notice either, because I was excited about all the neat stuff that I had gotten that day. I was watching t.v. later that afternoon with my grandma and grandpa when I heard a knock at the door, somebody answered it, I can't remember who though, but anyway, they answered it, and the person who answered it ran and got my mom, my mom rushed to the door and ran outside with my dad. They stayed out there for a long time, and mom rushed in and whispered something to my grandma.
I wanted to go outside, but my grandma said, "No, you're mom is taking care of something, she will be in in a minute, just wait" So I started watching t.v. again. My mom and dad came in, and I asked them what was out there, and who was that guy. My dad said, Laci's dead, then my mom said, "she got hit by a car" immediatly I started sobbing, my best friend in the whole wide world has passed away, hit by a car, innocent thing. My tutor had not seen her run accross the street and the sun was in her eyes. I remember that day like it was yesterday. Please, watch your pets closly, or the same could happen. Please click below to see the memorial for her. Thank-you. Please sign the guestbook, and have a nice day.
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
It was the most successful food run in human history.
Linux comes in many flavors. Just remeber to check the "expire date" if using public or networked equipment to prepare your Linux flavor. You do not want a flavor which is rooted, most do not like that taste.
Recipe:
- Buy your choosen flavor (alternative grow your own on a CD/floopy).
- Make a fine powder.
- Apply to choosen food/drink.
For drinks try Coollinux, Icepack Linux or Linux Antarctica.
For some hot and spicy; ChainSaw Linux or DragonLinux.
Looking for some exsotic? Try CLE.
Trying to loose weight? Here is the answer Small Linux, ThinLinux or TINY Linux.
There is even something for your dog; Yellow Dog Linux.
Enjoy more than 150 various flavors.
Carbon based humanoid in training.
There is no way to conclusively kill Linux, so they will end up in the never ending skermish syndrome...
Linux, the Vietnam of the Software Wars?Put identity in the browser.