On 9 May 2013 22:08, steve-ALUG@hst.me.uk wrote:
I know what you mean, and TBH he's been using Ubuntu then Lubuntu for a while, but, basically the features he needs are, "to be able to use and run what he's got at school", which unfortunately isn't Linux.
There's an argument for making it dual boot in that case, but I'd hope the same arguments don't apply elsewhere in the school curriculum ("I can't read that book, we're reading a different one at school").
One of the biggest problems with the way schools (ab)use computers is that nobody is taught raw skills anymore. Learning to use a spreadsheet: useful. learning to use Excel 2013 (or whatever the current version is): Useful in a limited way for a year or two then out of date even in a Microsoft-only environment. We learnt to use calculators at school - I very much doubt any two children in the same class had the same calculator model but believe it or not we managed anyway.
But a bigger problem would be if people (like me) who are prepared to fight for "the cause" dragged their kids into the fight (not that I have any). So you're right to do give him Windows. But even so, dual-boot has to be way forward. (And the more books he reads, the better too!)
Mark
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