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A Monocultural Alternative: TheOpenCD

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the or-at-least-a-nicer-monoculture dept.

GooseLiverPate writes "Computers and Composition Online has an article by Dr. Paul Cesarini concerning the risks of a Microsoft monoculture in education. He describes the relation between Open Source and Microsoft as: "one of gnats swarming around a large, slow-moving beast." and emphasises the lack of innovation in Internet Explorer and MS-Office. He suggests TheOpenCD as a possible bridge for schools and universities to Open Source, and includes a review of the newly released version 1.2."

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  1. I prefer to see us as ... by burgburgburg · · Score: 5, Funny

    fire ants, who through our concerted, stinging, burning efforts, have forced the slow-moving stupid beast to drop to one knee, confused and infuriated by the pain. If we redouble our efforts, hopefully we'll soon be feasting on big, dumb Microsoft carcas soon.

  2. Similar to ... by nicodaemos · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... relation between Open Source and Microsoft as: "one of gnats swarming around a large, slow-moving beast."

    Funny, I would have described it as "one of flies swarming around a large pile of shiat."

  3. Open Source/Microsoft Relationship by jetkust · · Score: 1, Funny

    He describes the relation between Open Source and Microsoft as: "one of gnats swarming around a large, slow-moving beast."

    ...Or one of fly's swarming around a hot piece of sh*t.

  4. The Open CD? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Disc not inserted. Please close tray and try again.

  5. Re:Mirrors by cant_get_a_good_nick · · Score: 2, Funny

    How'd this get modded up when every one of his www links fail? as the sign says...
    Use the Preview Button! Check those URLs!

  6. Re:Consumers Choose Windows. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Damn! I didn't realize that my choice of buying Windows 95 retail overrode any future OS choice! Now my Linux purchase for the same machine (and others) will never be counted! Curses!

  7. Re:Choose Windows? by t0ny · · Score: 2, Funny
    Maybe they shouldn't be using computers anyway. A typewriter is much easier to use than Word (oh, never mind, you have to spell correctly... no squiggles when you 'mispell' a word), a notebook stores notes quite nicely. If you're *typesetting*, then a computer is essential, but for memos it is a waste. Computers are good at doing math. Computers are good for writing computer programs. That's what they're for. Quake and Word are bastrdizations of the microcontroller.

    Actually, I recommend we issue each person an abacus, and clay tablets so they can just write in cuneiform. We can also replace our plumbing with wooly mamoths, and make our cars with two large round rocks connected by logs, which we power buy 'running' under our car.

    WILMA!!!!

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