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Re:Schools should be using open source software by bachmeier on Monday May 30, 2022 @12:58PM (#31560991)
> As far as I know most industries other than the software industry uses Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Illustrator etc and not any of these open source ones.

There are good arguments on both sides of this issue, but this one (which comes up repeatedly) is not among them. It's absurd to argue that elementary schools should design their curriculum exclusively to train students for the job market.

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Re:Schools should be using open source software by colesantiago on Monday May 30, 2022 @01:14PM (#31561172)
Who said this?

All I am saying is that when non tech savvy people are working with software there is a high likelihood that they will be using the above software.

Even if it is for the job market, I doubt a hiring manager would take a look twice at LibreOffice or even GIMP in a candidate's CV.

Unfortunately Microsoft and Adobe or any other proprietary software is an expectation in some industries outside of the software industry.

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