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Linux in High School Labs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the beehive-state dept.

lexbaby writes "The Salt Lake Tribune has a story about how Logan High School (Logan, Utah) is using Linux in their student programming lab. The main use is for robotics. There is the old discussion about if Linux is truly cheaper to operate in the long run. Is Linux a legitimate solution to school districts facing a financial crunch?" I hope some of the students involved post pictures of the robots they're building in class.

3 of 417 comments (clear)

  1. Setup Costs by LordMyren · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Linux setup costs are insane, if you want a coherent, cohesive system with any sort of usability.

    Once its up and running, it'll go forever.

  2. Re:Is Linux Cost Effective ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The word you've entered isn't in the dictionary. Click on a spelling suggestion below or try again using the Dictionary search box to the right.

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  3. damn Mormon's by BigBir3d · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    They'll do anything to screw the establishment!