Schools should be using open source software

Re:Schools should be using open source software by temp8964 on Monday May 30, 2022 @01:21PM (#31561264)

Also many comments here forget people have both work computer and personal computers. Most people are familiar with the Windows eco system from their personal computer. Forcing them to learn a different system is just unrealistic.

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Re:Schools should be using open source software by prmoustache on Monday May 30, 2022 @05:20PM (#31563742)

I don't know, 25 years ago most people didn't even have a personnal computer at home yet they were forced to learn to use desktops from windows, os2, solaris cde, mac os or sometimes just an arcane text based terminal. Not so long ago people were still working mostly with a fullscreen curse based window from a telnet client.

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Re:Schools should be using open source software by scarface74 on Monday May 30, 2022 @07:59PM (#31564864)

One third of households had computers by 1997

https://www.statista.com/statistics/214641/household-adoptio...

Most of those were Windows PCs. OS/2 never took off for home users.

Schools were using either Windows or a few were using Macs - both running MS Office.

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Re:Schools should be using open source software by whywhywhywhy on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @06:08AM (#31567767)

>Most people are familiar with the Windows eco system from their personal computer.

Think you might be shocked just how few people have a “personal computer” anymore. Most children and even most adults these days experience computing though tablets and phones.

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Re:Schools should be using open source software by pessimizer on Monday May 30, 2022 @06:03PM (#31564104)

No, it separates school from home. It isn't like Debian stable with a MATE desktop could confuse anyone.

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