[Tfug] Micro$soft world

[Jerry S.]

Hello erich,

  Windows may not be the "best" solution, but it is a fact that it's
  in the world.  Maybe have the students try using things like:
  http://www.mingw.org/download.shtml
  Fairly straight forward download for Windows, GNU GCC compiler and
  utils available and a ".exe" installer for gcc/g++.  I am sure with
  a little searching, you can find Windows versions of other programs
  you might need, like OpenOffice etc...

  Just because students are running windows doesn't mean they can't
  use GNU software!  Broadening minds is really not that difficult.

  jer

Friday, March 28, 2003, 9:08:09 PM, you wrote:


e>     I'm slated to teach a software engieering course at PCC this
e> summer, and what I want to teach is generic C language. However
e> its a Microsoft world out there and I just know that I cannot
e> tell tham anything about Linux.

e>     I looked at PCC's web page,
e>                                     http://www.pima.edu/

e> and you have to dig pretty deep to find even the slightest hint of Linux 
e> anywhere.

e>     Then I looked at the Open Source Education Foundation web page

e>                                     http://www.osef.org/

e>     My students would clearly be lost with it. They may want 1)Mathematical
e> simulation software 2) A C Compiler 3) Presentation/office software. All
e> of this is moot, however, if they come to class with a computer with
e> some MS version operating system installed. If linux can ever hope to gain
e> wider useabilty, it's got to stop being a cult. It's got to learn how
e> to market to young people. They must be in some school environment where
e> they can click on the product an add it to their shopping cart.

e>                                                            Cheers,
e>                                                            Erich


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 Jerry                            mailto:jer_57@cox.net

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