I am almost certain that the school's reason for doing this is bandwidth related. In order to let students do what they want and keep the network running smooth, use prioritization. University run systems are true-firewalled, while student machines are DMZed and are lower priority than University machines. See QoS/fair (unfair!) queing.
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.coms that go out of business (or companies with really stupid management) are often willing to just give you the stuff. Sounds damned crazy, but I know of a person who have got a 20" flat screen monitor from a California energy futures company that just became flush with cash... for FREE!
Point being that if you ask around, somebody will be handing it out...
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Regardless of what Channel 1 says you can and can't do, most schools just don't care.
The bonus for schools using Channel 1 is that they get free TVs. This is a very good thing actually - we've used our TVs to do in-school shows instead of having to heard everyone to a single room (and I get to do the whole production because nobody else seems to know how...). However, we cheat. We do some of those productions during Channel 1. Also note that students may do other things on there own, even if Channel 1 says they can't. Parents are allowed to remove students from any class, etc. that goes against what they feel is right - including the time that Channel 1 is on. And since no school I know of gives a Channel 1 "grade", they can miss it for the whole year.
PS - Channel 1 is also off in my class room right now. Lightning strike...
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Suggestions For Starting A Linux Education Course? - You'll find some suggestions on a course, including mine. Just cut out the X section and the LFS machine. Basically, you're going to teach them the history of BSD and its principles (10 minutes), strengths, places of use, etc. (10 minutes), and how to use it (55 minutes). Teach them basics first (opening, editing, moving files, changing directories). Then, move up a little bit to permissions, ownership, etc. (chmod, chown). Go on to e-mail, etc. You'll have a lesson fast!
Just remember, the rule is to start with the most absolute basic commands that you use the most, then move up...
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Face it, when you give a limited number of people a choice, you'll get off results. It's like flipping a penny twice: odds are just as well that you'll get 2 heads or 2 tails as they are that you'll get 1 head and 1 tail. What do you do to fix that? You flip the coin many times!
I suggest that we post disputes to a special section on/. and let users figure it out...
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You need to go the other way around. Get them to learn from a simple KDE destop running under X and with easy software. Then teach the people how to use the front ends. Move on to installing software the real way from there. Next head onto how the system works. Slowly migrate into command-line apps from there to be done in via an Xterm.
It's evolution basically. At this point, I'd start teaching them Unix hacking (differentiate hacking and cracking...). From here, your students will KNOW how to use *nix.
The final step is to go LFS - have them build a Linux From Scratch System. You have total control over everything done in the computer and know the system by heart (heck, you built it from scratch!). I doubt there is any experience in Linux more fulfilling and educational (and downright cool) than building your own OS. If you want to be really nice, let them burn it to a CD when they're done!
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I believe that this is a good move on their part. Checking to see if domain usage fits into those categories works for me, and I find it rather appropriate...
Now if only they could get a name better than WIPO!
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The people that you want to aim for are business users and heavy gamers that want the best. Small to medium businesses need somebody who knows what they need without the cost. The two ways to get that are to hire a consultant or go to a store that provides that service with their sales. Offer that service via the sales... Also, in order to sell your systems, you'll most likely want to offer support. That's a key area in buyer's minds.
Basically, you'll want to follow AlienWare's strategy for gaming systems. The strat for business customers would be to evaluate what they need and sell them on that (based on what they tell you). Be sure to call it a free service or something (drags in managers). Unless you're planning to run consulting on the side, however, DON'T GO TO THEM FOR FREE! You definitely don't want to spend all your time nursing your customers...
The nice thing about this strategy is that you can keep a low stock and get most of your sales through the Value-added method. Sound confusing enough? Good:)
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Band can't go to recording studio, label doesn't want to carry them...
Band spends a few bucks made from playing at local places to buy some tech.
They hook up the tech to their buddy's computer and start recording
The CD is burned, and sent to a local radio station.
The radio station play it, and it's a hit. Other stations ask for the song
People are really hearing it now, so they start checking it out on Napster.
Now, I know that there is some way for them to get a profit out of all this (probably concerts rather than CDs...), but for most people it's all about being heard. Why do you think we post on Slashdot anyway?
You have now just witnessed the death of an industry!
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Windows is NOT a decent OS. Forgetting all else, security through obscurity makes it so all on its own!
Fact is that when you make a hole, and then secure it by hiding it, somebody will stumble across it. Once that happens, you're out of luck because it becomes hard as hell to fix it because you can't just give users something easy to patch the system with.
I seriously suspect that you are shooting for low karma or work for M$. Either way, you qualify as a troll. One down-mod coming up!
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OSI stands for ISO's Open Systems Internection Reference Model. The idea behind it is that there are 7 layers running from the physical media to the application level. Each layer talks only to the ones directly above and below it. For an example, TCP/IP can send data over any media without caring whether it is 100baseT, 10base2, FDDI, phoneline, etc... Do a google search and you might just learn something!
As for your previous post, this one leads me to believe that it is wrong. If you know so much about networking, how come you don't realize what OSI stands for here?
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The government threatens to ban bacteria-encrypted sperm saying that it is a risk for national security. Propenants claim that "if they ban encrypted sperm, then only the criminals will have it - and that doesn't help us much".
Also, the FSF is sponsoring the new GSG - (GNU Sperm Guard) software. It's a full replacement for the proprietary virus...
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Win2k is picky as hell, and will crash on any anomoly. Security holes abound in M$ software, admitted or not.
WinCE is an OS developed for embedded devices and is meant to have a GUI reminiscent of that for Win9x.
Yes, there ARE other embedded systems on the market. I've heard nothing bad about them, but neither have I heard anything good since I haven't worked with them.
Windows is just what I call it indeed. And the server versions are mearly workgroup fileservers. Read above.
Yeah, read above for NT. 2k is an attempt to make NT better that ended up going backwards in my mind and those of many people I have worked with (and they even swear by Windows).
I don't hate M$ - really. I just believe that they have a very flawed development strategy.
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I do have some such systems, am going to build an MP3 player from one, and have a catalog on embedded systems in my backpack here at school RIGHT NOW! Any questions?
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But stick NT in a box with controlled, well-tested hardware, controlled, well-tested software, and very limited I/O, and you're looking at a "five-nines" system.
I know of nobody that would like to purchase a system that runs well only under limited I/O. Get that drift?
As for NT - here's what it is: A sore attempt by M$ to enter the server market in an area already dominated. Now I'll admit it is good for workgroups, but I can't find anything else...
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I am almost certain that the school's reason for doing this is bandwidth related. In order to let students do what they want and keep the network running smooth, use prioritization. University run systems are true-firewalled, while student machines are DMZed and are lower priority than University machines. See QoS/fair (unfair!) queing.
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Point being that if you ask around, somebody will be handing it out...
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Frankly, I'm going to be getting on Ebay as fast as I can and hope that Malda doesn't start sucking up these drives for use on the /. servers!
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I concede, the parent of this comment gave a much better suggestion than I and should have been modded higher. Follow it...
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Yes, schools all over the country are now sending students to jail for not watching Channel 1...
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The bonus for schools using Channel 1 is that they get free TVs. This is a very good thing actually - we've used our TVs to do in-school shows instead of having to heard everyone to a single room (and I get to do the whole production because nobody else seems to know how...). However, we cheat. We do some of those productions during Channel 1. Also note that students may do other things on there own, even if Channel 1 says they can't. Parents are allowed to remove students from any class, etc. that goes against what they feel is right - including the time that Channel 1 is on. And since no school I know of gives a Channel 1 "grade", they can miss it for the whole year.
PS - Channel 1 is also off in my class room right now. Lightning strike...
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Thank-you!
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Just remember, the rule is to start with the most absolute basic commands that you use the most, then move up...
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I suggest that we post disputes to a special section on /. and let users figure it out...
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2001-11-31 - 12:00:03 :)
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It's evolution basically. At this point, I'd start teaching them Unix hacking (differentiate hacking and cracking...). From here, your students will KNOW how to use *nix.
The final step is to go LFS - have them build a Linux From Scratch System. You have total control over everything done in the computer and know the system by heart (heck, you built it from scratch!). I doubt there is any experience in Linux more fulfilling and educational (and downright cool) than building your own OS. If you want to be really nice, let them burn it to a CD when they're done!
The problem with capped Karma is it only goes down...
I believe that this is a good move on their part. Checking to see if domain usage fits into those categories works for me, and I find it rather appropriate...
Now if only they could get a name better than WIPO!
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Because karma has an effect inside the /. system...
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How'd you get involved in Slashdot, and how can I get involved at the Mass. office?
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Basically, you'll want to follow AlienWare's strategy for gaming systems. The strat for business customers would be to evaluate what they need and sell them on that (based on what they tell you). Be sure to call it a free service or something (drags in managers). Unless you're planning to run consulting on the side, however, DON'T GO TO THEM FOR FREE! You definitely don't want to spend all your time nursing your customers...
The nice thing about this strategy is that you can keep a low stock and get most of your sales through the Value-added method. Sound confusing enough? Good :)
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... take JonKatz with you so we don't have to listen to him :)
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- Band comes up with a good song
- Band can't go to recording studio, label doesn't want to carry them...
- Band spends a few bucks made from playing at local places to buy some tech.
- They hook up the tech to their buddy's computer and start recording
- The CD is burned, and sent to a local radio station.
- The radio station play it, and it's a hit. Other stations ask for the song
- People are really hearing it now, so they start checking it out on Napster.
Now, I know that there is some way for them to get a profit out of all this (probably concerts rather than CDs...), but for most people it's all about being heard. Why do you think we post on Slashdot anyway?You have now just witnessed the death of an industry!
The problem with capped Karma is it only goes down...
Fact is that when you make a hole, and then secure it by hiding it, somebody will stumble across it. Once that happens, you're out of luck because it becomes hard as hell to fix it because you can't just give users something easy to patch the system with.
I seriously suspect that you are shooting for low karma or work for M$. Either way, you qualify as a troll. One down-mod coming up!
The problem with capped Karma is it only goes down...
OSI stands for ISO's Open Systems Internection Reference Model. The idea behind it is that there are 7 layers running from the physical media to the application level. Each layer talks only to the ones directly above and below it. For an example, TCP/IP can send data over any media without caring whether it is 100baseT, 10base2, FDDI, phoneline, etc... Do a google search and you might just learn something!
As for your previous post, this one leads me to believe that it is wrong. If you know so much about networking, how come you don't realize what OSI stands for here?
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We read it...
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From the I-submitted-that-first! dept.
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Also, the FSF is sponsoring the new GSG - (GNU Sperm Guard) software. It's a full replacement for the proprietary virus...
The problem with capped Karma is it only goes down...
WinCE is an OS developed for embedded devices and is meant to have a GUI reminiscent of that for Win9x.
Yes, there ARE other embedded systems on the market. I've heard nothing bad about them, but neither have I heard anything good since I haven't worked with them.
Windows is just what I call it indeed. And the server versions are mearly workgroup fileservers. Read above.
Yeah, read above for NT. 2k is an attempt to make NT better that ended up going backwards in my mind and those of many people I have worked with (and they even swear by Windows).
I don't hate M$ - really. I just believe that they have a very flawed development strategy.
The problem with capped Karma is it only goes down...
I do have some such systems, am going to build an MP3 player from one, and have a catalog on embedded systems in my backpack here at school RIGHT NOW! Any questions?
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I know of nobody that would like to purchase a system that runs well only under limited I/O. Get that drift?
As for NT - here's what it is: A sore attempt by M$ to enter the server market in an area already dominated. Now I'll admit it is good for workgroups, but I can't find anything else...
The problem with capped Karma is it only goes down...