Re:Linux should be a part of School Education
by fit2rule on Thursday February 06, 2014 @01:48PM
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Well, do you want kids to understand their computing systems, or would you prefer they just be placid consumers? I think you're asking for the latter just because you have a personal grudge against "Linux" not being some corporate property.
Linux is a commons resource. ABSOLUTELY, children should know how they can use the commons resource they have available to them - anything else, and you set up future generations for even more corporate control.
In case you're an un-educated American who doesn't know what the commons is, and why Linux is such an important resource when viewed from a commons perspective, educate yourself:
I know that commons is anathema to American industrial thinking, but alas .. this is precisely why its important to educate our children on what rights, responsibilities, and resources they have available to them. Linux is a very, very powerful tool which belongs to everyone. Microsoft Windows belongs to the shareholders of Microsoft - and nobody else.
Linux is a commons resource. ABSOLUTELY, children should know how they can use the commons resource they have available to them - anything else, and you set up future generations for even more corporate control.
In case you're an un-educated American who doesn't know what the commons is, and why Linux is such an important resource when viewed from a commons perspective, educate yourself:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commons
I know that commons is anathema to American industrial thinking, but alas .. this is precisely why its important to educate our children on what rights, responsibilities, and resources they have available to them. Linux is a very, very powerful tool which belongs to everyone. Microsoft Windows belongs to the shareholders of Microsoft - and nobody else.