On Fri, Mar 04, 2005 at 12:24:59PM +0800, clair ching wrote: > On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 18:31:18 +0800, Peter Santiago > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 3. A lot of CS students don't have the patience to learn Linux, > I was in UP when Nemenzo started implementing the policy on using open > source apps. And this was true then. To mention Linux in class was > even worse in some cases. I took up certain electives and we had an > introduction to Linux. My classmates' reactions were quite varied but > most of them dreaded having to hear it, much more deal with the > change.
Then these people ought to be studying something other than computer science then. I know this may sound harsh, but I think that any "computer scientist" who does not have the patience to even *look* at alternatives and emerging trends in computing is a charlatan who is contributing to the retrogression, not the progress, of the field of computer science. The same can be said for any institution that puports to teach computer science that signs away its academic freedom in exchange for handouts from corporations with vested interests. These emerging trends are what drive the progress of any field. Ignoring GNU/Linux and the Free/Open Source movement today would be like ignoring the Internet in 1995... -- The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. To be your own man is a hard business. If you try it, you'll be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. http://stormwyrm.blogspot.com/ -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
