Hi Folks, The following received this morning from the Seattle Linux List. (Still trying to recover from temporomadibular dislocation ... ). Ted.
-----FW: e35fe88f0812102328tbb31ac9m521c25f92fee2b10@mail.gmail.com----- Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:28:34 -0800 Sender: linux-list-bounces@lists2.linuxjournal.com From: Jerry Horvath jerroldhorvath@gmail.com To: Seattle Linux Users Group linux-list@ssc.com Subject: [SLL] What is taught to some Austin, Texas students
"In an age where Windows and OS X reign supreme, it's no wonder that a local AISD middle school teacher became enraged after discovering one of her students distributing what she believed to be bootlegged copies of an operating system in class http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/ignorant-teacher-linux-in-education.html."
*No software is free and spreading that misconception is harmful.* http://austinist.com/2008/12/10/aisd_teacher_throws_fit_over_studen.php
Regards,
Jerry Horvath --------------End of forwarded message-------------------------
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On 11 Dec 12:01, Ted Harding wrote:
Hi Folks, The following received this morning from the Seattle Linux List. (Still trying to recover from temporomadibular dislocation ... ).
What most amuses me is: """ Mr. Starks, I along with many others tried Linux during college and I assure you, the claims you make are grossly over-stated and hinge on falsehoods. I admire your attempts in getting computers in the hands of disadvantaged people but putting linux on these machines is holding our kids back. """
Err, so, erm, how did this teacher try linux? Did they pay for it? Just how ignorant have they got to be?
I'm very much hoping that this "teacher" is not the IT teacher ;)
-----FW: e35fe88f0812102328tbb31ac9m521c25f92fee2b10@mail.gmail.com----- Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:28:34 -0800 Sender: linux-list-bounces@lists2.linuxjournal.com From: Jerry Horvath jerroldhorvath@gmail.com To: Seattle Linux Users Group linux-list@ssc.com Subject: [SLL] What is taught to some Austin, Texas students
"In an age where Windows and OS X reign supreme, it's no wonder that a local AISD middle school teacher became enraged after discovering one of her students distributing what she believed to be bootlegged copies of an operating system in class http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/ignorant-teacher-linux-in-education.html."
*No software is free and spreading that misconception is harmful.* http://austinist.com/2008/12/10/aisd_teacher_throws_fit_over_studen.php
Regards,
Jerry Horvath --------------End of forwarded message-------------------------
E-Mail: (Ted Harding) Ted.Harding@manchester.ac.uk Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 11-Dec-08 Time: 12:01:37 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------
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Hmm looks like large slices of humble pie all round...
http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2008/12/character-assasinations-aint-us.html
Keith (oops I accidentally replied to Brett personally rather than the list, sorry Brett)
2008/12/11 Brett Parker iDunno@sommitrealweird.co.uk:
On 11 Dec 12:01, Ted Harding wrote:
Hi Folks, The following received this morning from the Seattle Linux List. (Still trying to recover from temporomadibular dislocation ... ).
What most amuses me is: """ Mr. Starks, I along with many others tried Linux during college and I assure you, the claims you make are grossly over-stated and hinge on falsehoods. I admire your attempts in getting computers in the hands of disadvantaged people but putting linux on these machines is holding our kids back. """
Err, so, erm, how did this teacher try linux? Did they pay for it? Just how ignorant have they got to be?
I'm very much hoping that this "teacher" is not the IT teacher ;)
-----FW: e35fe88f0812102328tbb31ac9m521c25f92fee2b10@mail.gmail.com----- Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:28:34 -0800 Sender: linux-list-bounces@lists2.linuxjournal.com From: Jerry Horvath jerroldhorvath@gmail.com To: Seattle Linux Users Group linux-list@ssc.com Subject: [SLL] What is taught to some Austin, Texas students
"In an age where Windows and OS X reign supreme, it's no wonder that a local AISD middle school teacher became enraged after discovering one of her students distributing what she believed to be bootlegged copies of an operating system in class http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/ignorant-teacher-linux-in-education.html."
*No software is free and spreading that misconception is harmful.* http://austinist.com/2008/12/10/aisd_teacher_throws_fit_over_studen.php
Regards,
Jerry Horvath --------------End of forwarded message-------------------------
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(Ted Harding) wrote:
Hi Folks, The following received this morning from the Seattle Linux List. (Still trying to recover from temporomadibular dislocation ... ). Ted.
-----FW: e35fe88f0812102328tbb31ac9m521c25f92fee2b10@mail.gmail.com----- Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:28:34 -0800 Sender: linux-list-bounces@lists2.linuxjournal.com From: Jerry Horvath jerroldhorvath@gmail.com To: Seattle Linux Users Group linux-list@ssc.com Subject: [SLL] What is taught to some Austin, Texas students
"In an age where Windows and OS X reign supreme, it's no wonder that a local AISD middle school teacher became enraged after discovering one of her students distributing what she believed to be bootlegged copies of an operating system in class http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/ignorant-teacher-linux-in-education.html."
*No software is free and spreading that misconception is harmful.* http://austinist.com/2008/12/10/aisd_teacher_throws_fit_over_studen.php
This is absolutely classic... I ran an Ubuntu Live CD during an IT lesson one time, got into similar trouble for a little while till I got a chance to explain what I was actually up to. I gave my IT teacher some live CDs for which he was very grateful.
Some of the comments on that post and the posts it links to are really good.
-Si
Simon Elliott wrote:
(Ted Harding) wrote:
Hi Folks, The following received this morning from the Seattle Linux List. (Still trying to recover from temporomadibular dislocation ... ). Ted.
-----FW: e35fe88f0812102328tbb31ac9m521c25f92fee2b10@mail.gmail.com----- Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:28:34 -0800 Sender: linux-list-bounces@lists2.linuxjournal.com From: Jerry Horvath jerroldhorvath@gmail.com To: Seattle Linux Users Group linux-list@ssc.com Subject: [SLL] What is taught to some Austin, Texas students
"In an age where Windows and OS X reign supreme, it's no wonder that a local AISD middle school teacher became enraged after discovering one of her students distributing what she believed to be bootlegged copies of an operating system in class http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/ignorant-teacher-linux-in-education.html."
*No software is free and spreading that misconception is harmful.* http://austinist.com/2008/12/10/aisd_teacher_throws_fit_over_studen.php
This is absolutely classic... I ran an Ubuntu Live CD during an IT lesson one time, got into similar trouble for a little while till I got a chance to explain what I was actually up to. I gave my IT teacher some live CDs for which he was very grateful.
Some of the comments on that post and the posts it links to are really good.
-Si
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This is comedy gold. Perhaps we should all contact Microsoft and they will give us free copies of Windows 98 to distribute!
2008/12/17 Wayne Stallwood ALUGlist@digimatic.co.uk:
On Wed, 2008-12-17 at 02:32 +0000, steveydoteu wrote:
This is comedy gold. Perhaps we should all contact Microsoft and they will give us free copies of Windows 98 to distribute!
Please don't, it's bad enough dealing with the few old machines still running it.
Actually I could do with a few spare CDs to put up as bird scarers since AOL stopped sending me install discs. So come on MS how about it?
Cheers, BJ
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2008/12/17 Wayne Stallwood ALUGlist@digimatic.co.uk:
On Wed, 2008-12-17 at 02:32 +0000, steveydoteu wrote:
This is comedy gold. Perhaps we should all contact Microsoft and they will give us free copies of Windows 98 to distribute!
Please don't, it's bad enough dealing with the few old machines still running it.
Actually I could do with a few spare CDs to put up as bird scarers since AOL stopped sending me install discs. So come on MS how about it?
Rou're quite right!
Haven't seen any of that junk for yonks.
I'll have 50, please. Messrs. M$.
On Wednesday 17 December 2008 14:55:43 Anthony Anson wrote:
Rou're quite right!
Scooby-Doo moment ;-)
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On Wednesday 17 December 2008 14:55:43 Anthony Anson wrote:
Rou're quite right!
Scooby-Doo moment ;-)
Wrong side of the 'T'...
I really must learn not to put my mug on the desk innit.
I'd prefer to use them as coasters myself but I've still got a healthy supply of AOL ones.
LOL
Mark
John Woodard wrote:
2008/12/17 Wayne Stallwood ALUGlist@digimatic.co.uk:
On Wed, 2008-12-17 at 02:32 +0000, steveydoteu wrote:
This is comedy gold. Perhaps we should all contact Microsoft and they will give us free copies of Windows 98 to distribute!
Please don't, it's bad enough dealing with the few old machines still running it.
Actually I could do with a few spare CDs to put up as bird scarers since AOL stopped sending me install discs. So come on MS how about it?
Cheers, BJ
On Wed, 2008-12-17 at 02:32 +0000, steveydoteu wrote:
This is comedy gold. Perhaps we should all contact Microsoft and they will give us free copies of Windows 98 to distribute!
I could do with one, I still can't get Outcast or Jedi Knight to run ;)
Serioualy, anyone had experience getting either of those games working on something modern? I have tried installing Win98 in a virtual machine and wine but I suspect I'm missing some wine-foo to make it work properly.
Cheers, Steve
The message 1229519458.25926.4.camel@digimatic from Wayne Stallwood ALUGlist@digimatic.co.uk contains these words:
On Wed, 2008-12-17 at 02:32 +0000, steveydoteu wrote:
This is comedy gold. Perhaps we should all contact Microsoft and they will give us free copies of Windows 98 to distribute!
Please don't, it's bad enough dealing with the few old machines still running it.
<leer="evil">
I've got a tray for it in a relatively new machine...
</leer>
Wayne Stallwood wrote:
On Wed, 2008-12-17 at 02:32 +0000, steveydoteu wrote:
This is comedy gold. Perhaps we should all contact Microsoft and they will give us free copies of Windows 98 to distribute!
Please don't, it's bad enough dealing with the few old machines still running it.
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