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22,000 Indiana Students Using Linux Desktops

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the open-school dept.

Anonymous writes "Indiana's Department of Education has moved 22,000 students onto Linux desktops, and it's looking like that's only going to accelerate with SLED 10, Linspire, and other distributions getting better."

15 of 321 comments (clear)

  1. In indiana... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now there is truly more than corn in Indiana!

    1. Re:In indiana... by Peyna · · Score: 3, Funny

      Soybeans?

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      What?
    2. Re:In indiana... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes, there are kernels! Sorry, but the pun had to be made.

    3. Re:In indiana... by Durrok · · Score: 2, Funny

      As a hoosier I can tell you that although there may be more then corn in Indiana it is the most exciting thing around.

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      I keep telling myself I'm not the desperate type.
    4. Re:In indiana... by Intron · · Score: 4, Funny
      What's wrong with:
      more README
      more INSTALL
      more INSTALL-LINUX
      more INSTALL-LINUX-FEDORA
      ./configure
      <crap>
      ./configure DIR=/usr/local
      make
      <crap>
      yum install Xaw3d-devel
      make
      make test
      make install
      <crap>
      su -
      make install
      <crap>
      cd ~Intron/Newapp-3.01.02.11/src
      make install
      exit
      piece of cake
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      Intron: the portion of DNA which expresses nothing useful.
  2. Terrorist targets? by Pete+Brubaker · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey, wait a second, isnt that the number of "terrorist targets" they claim to have?

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    1. Re:Terrorist targets? by Brandybuck · · Score: 1, Funny

      Students tend to be free-thinkers

      First of all, student tend not to think at all. Second, neither do free thinkers (hence the extraordinary uniformity of their opinions).

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      Don't blame me, I didn't vote for either of them!
  3. thats nice by rhesuspieces00 · · Score: 3, Funny

    but does it run...

    oh wait, i guess it does.

  4. Re:One or two Linux "flavors" are not enough? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    It must be this new abstinence-only doctrine in action: install linux to deny students access to P2P pr0n.

    I am fine with that, but how are they going to be able to download viruses and gamez?

  5. Yay, more to choose from... by crazyjeremy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Fortunately, each of these students will now get to conceive their own linux distro as part of the curriculum.

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    Funnypics
  6. Common Installer? by NcF · · Score: 5, Funny
    "I think within five years, we'll see a huge market shift," Huffman said. "But the Linux community really has to come together. They do have to have a common API; they've got to have a common installer. If those things don't exist, it will not be a competitive market again. If they do exist, I think it will."


    ./configure && make && make install
  7. Re:gotta get my eyes checked. by MillionthMonkey · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah I didn't see it right on first glance either. I saw "India" and "laptops". I thought for a second this was going to be about those $100 WiFi laptops where you turn the crank, actually. But I'm sure those of you from Indiana are familiar with your state getting confused with India, and vice versa.

  8. Looks great but by BeoCluster · · Score: 1, Funny

    Can I make a Beowulf cluster of these students ?

  9. And remember... by shani · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...there are no kangaroos in Austria.

  10. Re:fitter, happier, more productive by junglee_iitk · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't know of you, but Linux is very "Counter" productive to me. When I am in Windows I play Quake or CS, get a headache soon and then try to do my work; unlike when I am in Linux, I try to do my work and end-up reading Slashdot and editing Wikipedia.