Re:Apple’s Devices Lose Luster in American Classrooms
by bubblethink on Friday March 03, 2017 @01:38AM
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But what's the point of that ? Why not buy any laptop if you want to run linux ? If all you are worried about is cost, a thinkpad from a couple gens ago will cost about as much, and will do a lot more than a chromebook with a shitty processor and possibly soldered ram + hard drive.
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Re:Apple’s Devices Lose Luster in American Classrooms
by bitmapbrother on Friday March 03, 2017 @03:40AM
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To have the benefits of ChromeOS full time and the option to use Linux part time.
Re:Apple’s Devices Lose Luster in American Classrooms
by bubblethink on Friday March 03, 2017 @05:42AM
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What are the benefits of ChromeOS compared to standard GNU/Linux ? The main benefits are 1) Better security model and updates 2) Easier to use. 1) Goes out of the window once you flip that developers switch. Not to mention crouton/vm/dual-boot etc. are fine for mucking around. You can't use that in any sane way if you have to deploy and maintain hundreds of machines for a school. Regarding 2), I can't comment on usability since I haven't used ChromeOS, but I don't think there's going to be a world of difference compared to a modern distro.
Re:Apple’s Devices Lose Luster in American Classrooms
by bitmapbrother on Friday March 03, 2017 @04:36PM
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Yes, a mass deployment of Crouton may not be feasible, but in edge cases where a teacher wants to use the additional capability of Linux for their curriculum then it's certainly a manageable and viable solution. And the ability to instantly flip back and forth between the two OS's is icing on the cake.