[Tfug] Micro$soft world

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Exactly. Cygwin even has installable MinGW binaries!!! Even in an M$ 
world, we can still count on Unix to bail us out. Cygwin is a great tool 
in exposing unix to windows users. Even comes with GNU C compiler, MinGW 
libraries/tools, and GNU Make for building applications for M$ or unix. 
Of course, with the benefits of GNU C compiler, now your students can 
learn about the greatness of self-built cross-compilers on their Windows 
systems at home/school! I get so excited just thinking about it.

-Leo
Jerry S. wrote:

>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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