Even the US Military allows open source software: http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/CrossTalk/2005/01/0501Parsons.html
I do not follow your school's logic. How do they (LHRIC) think the students will be able to exploit the open source nature of Python? Do the students have access to a C compiler and do they also have sysadmin rights to install a recompiled (tainted) version of Python over an official version of Python? Rick On Saturday 14 May 2005 07:35, Arthur wrote: > 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." _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
