most professors don't care as long as you get the job done, write clean code, & don't make a nuisance of yourself in class.if you make a compelling enough argument ("I don't run window$ at home") they're usually reasonable.in the rare case you're stuck with a M$ zealot, find yourself a different section or teach yourself in half the time:-)
I don't think you're missing anything. there are so many different flavors of unix I don't see how anyone can lump them together are refer to a generic "unix" OS. furthermore according to the (in)famous RMS "linux" only refers to the kernel; the rest is GNU software that runs on a variety of *nixes. if you follow this line of thinking to its logical conclusion linux would be just another unix flavor.
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most professors don't care as long as you get the job done, write clean code, & don't make a nuisance of yourself in class.if you make a compelling enough argument ("I don't run window$ at home") they're usually reasonable.in the rare case you're stuck with a M$ zealot, find yourself a different section or teach yourself in half the time :-)
can someone explain this to me?
ISPs are privately held businesses. privately held businesses generally reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason they see fit. the alternative is stricter government regulation of the Internet and Internet-related services.