On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 10:39:57 +0800, Rafael 'Dido' Sevilla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 am not too sure about this. I was not exactly a CS student myself. I'm a librarian who took up B Library and Information Science =)
> > 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. Well, I think that in my classmates' perpectives, not that I am trying to defend them but merely attempting to see things their way, emerging FOSS trends are beyond us. At least at that time. I think that things are getting better now that they are getting more familiar with FOSS. And especially now that there is actually a site that has information on OSS for libraries www.oss4lib.org and others. But is indeed sad if people would not even look at the alternatives and emerging trends. I > > 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 > -- Clair Ching librarian, bookworm, information gatherer, anime fan, linux newbie http://clair.free.net.ph - blog about linux, emacs planner, tech and culture http://clair.pinoyweb.net - daily journal, stories, miscellany -- 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
