[luau] NEWS: Status of Macromedia Flash petition / Administrator Excuses
W. Wayne Liauh
LiauhW001 at Hawaii.rr.com
Sun May 26 10:33:01 PDT 2002
Just that it won't be mis-interpreted, I want to make sure that I am in
no way advocating legal actions. Legal action should be considered only
as a last resort when everything else fails, and should not be taken
lightly. And in order to consider that option, we need to show that
there exists a viable and proven Linux-based alternative to Windows.
Plus, there also need to be other tangible incentives, e.g.,
Linux-related job market for students after they get out school. (The
State Bar issue, however, is a different matter, as this is something I
am more intimately associated with and I can do it on my own.)
But it is at least an option that should not be overlooked.
Peace, :-)
wayne
Joe Linux wrote:
> I can attest the the Hawaii public school administrators are always
> full of excuses. One example was the DOE committed to Sony Beta video
> format at the same time that is was being phased out. The public
> schools purchased tons of Beta video format equipment that had to be
> replaced due to the subsequent lack of Beta format software. When the
> schools first got into computers I wanted to have an honest debate as
> to whether or not to go with IBM clone PC's or Apple MacIntosh. There
> was no debate, the principal just decided that the school would go
> with Macintosh. While Macintoshes are perhaps better, the long term
> result is that it is very costly for taxpayers. Plus it has come to
> my attention recently that people who use Macintosh exclusively are
> essentially computer illiterate as many of them seem unable to adapt
> to anything even slightly different from a Macintosh, but equally user
> friendly. The end result is they opt for computer systems costing
> thousands more than a cheap clone running a good Linux system like
> Mandrake 8.2. When a U of H professor can't tell the difference
> between a mail client and a web browser, or to look down at the task
> bar to see what applications are running or which documents are open,
> it is indeed a sad situation.
> W. Wayne Liauh wrote:
>
>> ) I strongly believe that eventually we will need to consider a legal
>> solution--taking the schools to the court. As taxpayers, we should
>> have a voice as to how our tax $$$ is being spent. But I believe you
>> are taking the right step in focusing your initial effort on private
>> schools.
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