To ruin everybody's morning: -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of FRANCESCO NOSCHESE Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 9:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Visualpython-users] High School Network Security
Hello everyone, I am a high school physics teacher who is planning post-AP exam student projects using VPython. However, my school refuses to allow Python and VPython to be installed on the school's network because it is open source. Here's the reply from the technology coodinator at my school: "Our technology team discussed your request to install VPython on the network/lab at our May 4th meeting and all agreed that it is not good practice to install open source software on the school computer systems. We have conferred with LHRIC and a random sampling of other districts and all agree it is not in the district's best interest to do so, even thought there is no doubt your intended goal is worthy." [LHRIC is a technology-oriented consortium of local school districts <http://www.lhric.org>] Is this really a problem? What are the risks? Is there any way to prevent student misuse of Python? How can I make a case to allow Python in school? FYI, we have a Novell Zenworks network for XP and Win98 machines. We also have Citrix in XP. Many thanks in advance for all your help. Frank Noschese Physics Teacher John Jay High School Cross River, NY [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***************************** Frank Noschese Physics Teacher John Jay High School Cross River, NY [EMAIL PROTECTED] voicemail: (914) 763-7384 ***************************** _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
