Ubuntu vs Freespire

[Sylvain Girard]

The general problem with opensource software is that there is usually no
corporation of somekind that can be held responsible in case of... Companies
(schools) fear this, they fear that they need to solve their own problems
without the possibility of sueing someone. Redhat tried to tackle this
problem by certification programs that were much more expensive then the
certifications for windows, so eventually, the prices would be the same.
The opensource app needs a corporate face to be publicly integrated or
accepted, imo...

On 8/24/06, marc <gmane at auxbuss.com> wrote:
>
> Steve Barnhart said...
> > Umm except for the fact that all hammers are basically the same. There
> > may be many kinds of software that when it comes down to it, is used
> > to do the same thing, but does it differently. What exactly should the
> > kids be taught then? Just grammar? Tools that every wordproccessor
> > should have?
>
> Top-posting is an example of poor communication skills.
>
> Discuss.
>
>
> Instruction - it's not teaching - on how to use software is instruction
> on how to use a tool. The function of the tool is the interesting thing;
> what you can do with it. So I concur with your comment about hammers.
> (There will, of course, be hammer geeks who will argue to the death that
> there are hammers and there are hammers.)
>
> Part of the problem seems to be that while kids should at least be made
> aware that there other hammers, the system enforces the illusion that
> there is only one hammer. So, later, when face with a hammer with a
> hammer with a different coloured handle, the individual is flummoxed and
> runs for the safety of the one true hammer.
>
> It's indoctrination of a sort.
>
> You can see this behaviour today in the workplace with recent recruits.
> You'd expect those leaving school today to be comfortable with a change
> of browser or email client - this was, after all, the generation that
> could effortlessly program a video recorder. A small change of hammer
> should be something that they take in their stride. But that's not what
> I'm seeing.
>
> Recently, I saw a marketing droid throw a hissy fit at having to use a
> Windows machine - bear with me. Next day he/she arrived with his/her Mac
> desktop from home in tow insisting that this was the only tool for the
> job. Now, frankly, I think there's something not quite right there.
>
>
> > On 8/23/06, Felipe Alfaro Solana <felipe.alfaro at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > I think the issue is that the kids learn to use office in school.
> How close
> > > > the openoffice functionality is to the ms office functionality, the
> > > > interface isn't quite the same.
> > >
> > > I understand your situation, but I wonder why kids are taught MS
> > > Office at school.
> > >
> > > When people study to be a carpenter, they are not taught to use hammer
> > > brand XYZ, but any hammer in general. The problem with MS Office is
> > > that nearly everyone out there believe it's a hammer when, in fact, is
> > > a hammer brand MS. There are other office suites brands, like
> > > OpenOffice.org, but...
> > >
> > > People should be taught to use any kind of tool, not tools from just a
> > > single brand. Else, when brand XYZ disappears, there will a lot of
> > > people that will have to re-learn what they already learnt in the
> > > past. What a waste of time.
>
> --
> Best,
> Marc
>
>
> --
> ubuntu-users mailing list
> ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users
>



-- 
Best regards,
Sylvain Girard

Consultant
Valoris NV
girard.sylvain at gmail.com
www.valoris.com
+32486282435
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/attachments/20060824/23825bc3/attachment.html>