[luau] NEWS: Status of Macromedia Flash petition / Administrator Excuses

[Joe Linux]

One big problem for the schools is that they are getting a lot of 
computers that no one else really wants.  So that's not much fun.  But I 
think Linux may be the best alternative for these computers because it's 
expensive and difficult to install Windows on them because you are never 
sure what the machine really is.

W. Wayne Liauh wrote:

> 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,   :-)
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> wayne
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> Joe Linux wrote:
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>> 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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