I've never really had a problem getting networked printers to work with Linux. We have 5 HP 8000's and all of them work with Redhat Linux Just fine, we just used the regular Printer config in X and set them up. So I don't really see what the problem here is. But then, i've never tried setting one up that was directly connected to the Box, is that the problem?
Here they do almost all the programming assingments in groups, Before this semester the entire group got one grade. But people complained that other group memebers weren't doing thier fair share of the work. So they introduced a new grading system for group projects. If you're in a group of 4 that means you get four grades. You get an overall grade on the project itself and then your other group memebers give you a grade based on the knowledge you showed in the group and also your participation. Since they started this the groups i've been in have had alot more group interaction and group efforts on all the code and GUI design, were as it used to be one or two people wrote the code and then the rest did the GUI's. It's helped alot and hurt those that really don't know what they are doing.
We currently are using both, but the current administration won't settle for anything less then 100% windows on all the desktops. As for linux on the Apples, we do run a dual boot in our three main labs, however, our course work is currently geared towards the Apple OS. We have been working to get Linux into the mainstream education, but it's been a hard battle for the Student Administrators. Like I said in one of my other comments, we are switching out 5 Win2k Boxes over to Linux this summer.
Actually we have over 300 G3's and G4's. All computers in our HS have about a 3 year turn over rate. With windows we estimate that it would increase to 5 or 6 years with the extra costs that we would incure, in set-up, the extra administration costs, and the extra costs for software.
Exactly, we've tried that tactic to but they continue to argue that "In the real world" no one uses macs and that it's "hard" to migrate from an Apply System to a Windows system.
No, what really funny is that we have been running Mac OS X in our main lab now ever since the beta came out. And what's even funnier is that we currently have 5 Win2k Servers that are being Switched to Redhat Linux this summer.
The only people that want to swtich the desktops to Windows are the School Board, the Tech Admin is against it and so are all the Student Admins. We've even go so far as to start charging for our services, We've made a pretty penny since we've started doing that. But the school borad continues to argue that it's "worth' paying M$ far more then we pay Apple.
Yeah, I was in one the only Current windows lab that we have at my HS and they computers there suck. Only reason it ever gets used now is because we have a CAD course in there.
No matter what the population here thinks, M$ will still keep the ajority of its (l)users. ostly because people are to ignorant to see that this suscription based software isn't worth it. They will say, well everyone else is using it. why shouldn't I? My HS is currently having the same debate, the Adinistration wants to switch from Mac's to Windows, but the Sys Admin's want to stay with Apple. The School Admin's arguments are that "Well everyone else uses windows." It's a never ending battle and wether you like it or not, M$ will come out of it. Maybe with a few less customers, but this isn't going to hurt them.
Most places in Rural Iowa and South Dakota Don't even have AOL, MSN, or Juno Dailups there's alot of places starting up in those areas. This ISP serves alot of southwest iowa and the surrounding area for less then AOhelL. http://www.heartland.net
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I've never really had a problem getting networked printers to work with Linux. We have 5 HP 8000's and all of them work with Redhat Linux Just fine, we just used the regular Printer config in X and set them up. So I don't really see what the problem here is. But then, i've never tried setting one up that was directly connected to the Box, is that the problem?
Here they do almost all the programming assingments in groups, Before this semester the entire group got one grade. But people complained that other group memebers weren't doing thier fair share of the work. So they introduced a new grading system for group projects. If you're in a group of 4 that means you get four grades. You get an overall grade on the project itself and then your other group memebers give you a grade based on the knowledge you showed in the group and also your participation. Since they started this the groups i've been in have had alot more group interaction and group efforts on all the code and GUI design, were as it used to be one or two people wrote the code and then the rest did the GUI's. It's helped alot and hurt those that really don't know what they are doing.
We currently are using both, but the current administration won't settle for anything less then 100% windows on all the desktops. As for linux on the Apples, we do run a dual boot in our three main labs, however, our course work is currently geared towards the Apple OS. We have been working to get Linux into the mainstream education, but it's been a hard battle for the Student Administrators. Like I said in one of my other comments, we are switching out 5 Win2k Boxes over to Linux this summer.
Actually we have over 300 G3's and G4's. All computers in our HS have about a 3 year turn over rate. With windows we estimate that it would increase to 5 or 6 years with the extra costs that we would incure, in set-up, the extra administration costs, and the extra costs for software.
Exactly, we've tried that tactic to but they continue to argue that "In the real world" no one uses macs and that it's "hard" to migrate from an Apply System to a Windows system.
No, what really funny is that we have been running Mac OS X in our main lab now ever since the beta came out. And what's even funnier is that we currently have 5 Win2k Servers that are being Switched to Redhat Linux this summer.
The only people that want to swtich the desktops to Windows are the School Board, the Tech Admin is against it and so are all the Student Admins. We've even go so far as to start charging for our services, We've made a pretty penny since we've started doing that. But the school borad continues to argue that it's "worth' paying M$ far more then we pay Apple.
Yeah, I was in one the only Current windows lab that we have at my HS and they computers there suck. Only reason it ever gets used now is because we have a CAD course in there.
No matter what the population here thinks, M$ will still keep the ajority of its (l)users. ostly because people are to ignorant to see that this suscription based software isn't worth it. They will say, well everyone else is using it. why shouldn't I? My HS is currently having the same debate, the Adinistration wants to switch from Mac's to Windows, but the Sys Admin's want to stay with Apple. The School Admin's arguments are that "Well everyone else uses windows." It's a never ending battle and wether you like it or not, M$ will come out of it. Maybe with a few less customers, but this isn't going to hurt them.
Most places in Rural Iowa and South Dakota Don't even have AOL, MSN, or Juno Dailups there's alot of places starting up in those areas. This ISP serves alot of southwest iowa and the surrounding area for less then AOhelL. http://www.heartland.net