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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. Re:Article text in caseof/.ing or laziness by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is worthless without proper formatting...

  2. What is your problem? by Un+pobre+guey · · Score: 0, Troll
    No, no, no! You've got it all wrong! In order to free people you have to bomb the fuck out of them, take over their natural resources, and make them start a civil war that will tie them up for at least 50 years or so!

    Shit, give them free software and you will empower the bastards. Then what will happen? Self-sufficiency? Resourcefulness? Rampant prosperity? You're crazy! They'll turn off their TVs! They'll stop buying worthless shit! They might even decide to take their education into their own hands!

    STOP!!!