On Fri, 17 Jan 2003 13:31:46 -0500 Derek Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm not sure what the issue is, but it would be pretty inexpensive for > them to build and maintain a Linux box for this purpose. If they're > committed to teaching Unix course material, not having a Unix server > is a logistical nightmare, for both students and professors. My > experience with colleges is that they rarely listen to what the > students want, especially during budget crunch times... but if I were > a professor finding myself in that situation, I would lobby hard to > make sure the appropriate resources were available. > Well, I can see where you're coming from, but IMO this solution lacks > a very important aspect of learning Unix: getting the feel of a real > Unix system. Yes, many of the same programs are available for Cygwin, > but you're still using them on a Windows machine. I think this > provides an experience that's somewhat lacking... They had one machine for use in their Linux on the Desktop course. Part of the problem is that they have 4 campuses:The main Boston Campus, Dedham, Burlington and Downtown Boston. By having a dual boot or VMWare solution would solve the problem. That would give the students the look and feel of a Unix system. (I demoed that to the Asst. Dean). But, since they use their backroom Unix system now, CYGWIN is a significant step up. Personally, I would like to install Linux or FreeBSD on all of the classroom systems, but it aint going to happen. -- Jerry Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9
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