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Linux Desktops in New Zealand Schools

Posted by timothy on from the long-term-thinking dept.

nigelr writes "The New Zealand Ministry of Education has signed a deal with Novell New Zealand to provide SUSE Linux desktop licenses in schools. The article claims that while the price for a desktop license now matches what Microsoft charge, the new deal will significantly reduce the over all cost due to reduced charges for existing Novell products used in schools around the country."

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  1. Re:Additional Coverage by drsmithy · · Score: 0, Troll
    So let me get this straight. Until Mac OS X got Expose, it wasn't ready for the desktop?

    Certainly, until OS X got Expose its window management and task-switching UIs were atrocious - down around Windows 3.1/Windows 95 levels of usability.

    Whether or not that made it "not ready for the desktop" is a matter of opinion. Personally I'd be more inclined to raise its awful performance as the main crippling factor.

  2. Re:Additional Coverage by HuguesT · · Score: 0, Troll

    Personally I find expose an expensive, slow and showy way to push a window behind other windows, something X11 has been able to do since days one (with twm even), but neither Windows or OS/X seem to be able to pull off.