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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."

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  1. Re:Stigma by adolfojp · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    [sarcasm]Using Linux in universities is be great for graphic design courses that use Photoshop and for engineering graphic labs that use AutoCad.[/sarcasm]

    A lot of college courses cannot be taught using Linux computers. And if I have to pay for a college education I would like to be taught how to use the software that is used in the workforce.

    Linux is a great operating system. However, an operating system is only as useful as the software that it can run.

  2. Re:Terrorist targets? by Peyna · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Apparently you either didn't read the comment or don't follow the news. This is in reference to the recent DHS report regarding various potential terrorist targets around the country. Indiana listed 8,591 potential targets. The Statute of Liberty and the Empire State Building were absent from the same list.

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  3. Re:Standard installers == Bullshit! by operagost · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    10 GB? And they say Windows is bloated.

    I was kidding, but I fully expect to be modded down for that kind of thing on Slashdot while others say "bullshit" and "bitch from Redmond" and get +3.

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  4. Re:Terrorist targets? by QuantumInterference · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Maybe that's because the Statue of Liberty and Empire State building are not in Indiana (yet.)