Not having access to the source is more reliable? Yikes. It worries me
that this guy is an IT instructor.
Rob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bret Hughes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 2:22 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: OHH NO! My employer just got Linux!
>
>
> Bruce Tong wrote:
>
> > > Hi all, I'm a MIS student who doesn't think he's being
> properly prepared by
> > > the usual college classes for a job later. (Ex. My
> teacher doesn't want to
> > > install Linux on his computer simply b/c it's open
> source, so no one can be
> > > trusted since everyone can see the source code). So, I
> was wondering what
> > > kind of programs I could enroll in that would better
> prepare me for a job.
> > > Would it be a specific training program? Or just playing
> with Linux at my
> > > home? Anything I should know that might help me would be
> appreciated.
> > > Thanks for your time.
> >
>
> >
> > As for the professor who doesn't want to experiment with
> new things, wake
> > him up if you can. Anyone in computing who doesn't want to
> experiment with
> > new things is just marking time towards retirement. Not
> trusting open
> > source is an excuse. He could easily install Linux on a
> junk machine and
> > risk nothing while he learns. One thing he would learn is
> his opinion does
> > not prove to be correct.
>
> Try to get him to see that wht he is perceving as a weakness
> is actually the
> core strength in open source. That being that everyone can
> see the source code.
> This does not mean that everone can change it and if you get
> your source from
> reliable sources. It is this well of talent that the open
> source movement draws
> from.
>
> Bret
>
>
>
>
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