I've been busy though as I just started my OU degree .
Interesting I've just started my 5th year, what course are you taking.
I started a first year course "you your computer and the net" It's taught entirely on-line and this is the problem, lots of material culled out of books pdf'ed and put online so you download the required and then print it out to scribble on and take to work. I don't think I'll carry on with computers though I might go for engineering or an MBA or something.
The OU don't really embrace Linux, too many Mac types for my liking really.
Especially the FirstClass system, which is a proprietary version of Usenet, essentially. Why can't people use open standards?
Have either of you attempted to run FirstClass under WINE? My wife uses it for comtact with the OU message boards, and it's one of my big hurdles in getting her to migrate to Linux (which would give me a whole gig of HD back :-)
Unfortunately Boxen no2 has had to have Win98 installed as the software required for my course is all 98 based but I agree about first class why reinvent the wheel?
Also the job I've got is a six month contract with Norfolk Constabulary doing NT and Unix support, I've only been there a few weeks but it seems alright so far, Adam
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