I think having our kids learn linux would be a great idea. IMHO, as a sysadmin myself, *nix/*bsd is a much more valuable skill than windows. My daughter will grow up on a *bsd based system (probably osx, for starters) and it will, no doubt, do her more good in the long run. If we're going to send our kids to school, doesn't it make sense to educate them in a manner that will suit them later in life? Any schmo can run windows (well, no...i take that back... i know a *few* people...) but that's because it's all they know. If we start our kids out on a real operating system at a young age, don't you think it might carry over in to other parts of their life? (think, problem solving/logic/not being lazy.)
I say go for it. If there's a will there's a way. if you want that learning material on there, you WILL find a way. WINE may not be the answer. Maybe it's a remote desktop connection in to a windows box. (That's a good skill to learn!) maybe it's using a web based learning system - i don't know! be imaginative! I fully support this move over to *nix! Good luck!
CmdrTaco, i agree wholeheartedly. I LOVE my nick. HaDAk. it's original. i designed it myself. it's my own. and i'm pissed when i can't register hadak.com, hadak.net, or hadak.org. i'm pissed when someone else has used it to register for a forum. maybe not pissed, but... i don't like it. i agree: it is like having a warm blanket. i agree with you, and i understand where you're coming from.
i've been searching for a distro that is perfect for me for years. i've gone from mandrake to redhat and fedora, to ubuntu, and back and forth through them all, version after version. the one i finally settled on? xandros. this is - by far - the easiest out-of-the-box to set up and run. it has integrated nvidia drivers (HUGE bonus for me, anyway.) and the way they set up the standard interface? perfect, imho. the free download edition even comes with a trial of codeweavers. how could a winxp user NOT find their way around? i found myself reverting to windowsish behavior when using it (ie, control panel is in a similar place in the menu, and such). truly, i take a stand and say xandros is MY personal favorite distro... at least, until something better comes out;)
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That gives me bad ideas... O:)
I think having our kids learn linux would be a great idea. IMHO, as a sysadmin myself, *nix/*bsd is a much more valuable skill than windows. My daughter will grow up on a *bsd based system (probably osx, for starters) and it will, no doubt, do her more good in the long run. If we're going to send our kids to school, doesn't it make sense to educate them in a manner that will suit them later in life? Any schmo can run windows (well, no...i take that back... i know a *few* people...) but that's because it's all they know. If we start our kids out on a real operating system at a young age, don't you think it might carry over in to other parts of their life? (think, problem solving/logic/not being lazy.) I say go for it. If there's a will there's a way. if you want that learning material on there, you WILL find a way. WINE may not be the answer. Maybe it's a remote desktop connection in to a windows box. (That's a good skill to learn!) maybe it's using a web based learning system - i don't know! be imaginative! I fully support this move over to *nix! Good luck!
i want a sweedish girl...
Damn. i was wondering why my submission was rejected... you beat me to it!
CmdrTaco, i agree wholeheartedly. I LOVE my nick. HaDAk. it's original. i designed it myself. it's my own. and i'm pissed when i can't register hadak.com, hadak.net, or hadak.org. i'm pissed when someone else has used it to register for a forum. maybe not pissed, but... i don't like it. i agree: it is like having a warm blanket. i agree with you, and i understand where you're coming from.
i've been searching for a distro that is perfect for me for years. i've gone from mandrake to redhat and fedora, to ubuntu, and back and forth through them all, version after version. the one i finally settled on? xandros. this is - by far - the easiest out-of-the-box to set up and run. it has integrated nvidia drivers (HUGE bonus for me, anyway.) and the way they set up the standard interface? perfect, imho. the free download edition even comes with a trial of codeweavers. how could a winxp user NOT find their way around? i found myself reverting to windowsish behavior when using it (ie, control panel is in a similar place in the menu, and such). truly, i take a stand and say xandros is MY personal favorite distro... at least, until something better comes out ;)