Re: [Sheflug] Re: courses

[David Holden <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxx>]

I think a more appropriate title (and attractive to business considering 
microsofts new licensing policies) would be "cost effective IT use".

in *most* not all cases linux/opensource blows microsoft out of the 
water on this.

dave.







Craig Andrews wrote:
> On Wednesday 24 April 2002 07:19, R E B Holland is reported to have said:
> 
>>they should be teaching skills not packages. I hope the install fest in May
>>will do a bit to stimulate demand for Linux training - if local businesses
>>start to take a serious interest then the demand will increase - hence the
> 
> 
> Yes, this could be a positive aspect, especially following the Club UK Online 
> seminar :)
> 
> 
>>need to put on the demo of Open Office etc. It would be good if we could
>>create a 'centre of excellence' for Linux skills in South Yorkshire.
> 
> 
> Surely it should be a centre of excellence for IT skills, so as not to be as 
> zealotous as the educational institutions in the area?
> 
> Of course, it would primarily use Linux, for various technical reasons 
> (cheapness, modularity, ease of disassembly, etc), but a college which 
> teaches IT skills rather than Winblows skills would be great.
> 
> Too many times I have seen questions like 'What is a FQDN?' with answers 
> like 'it is a name used to communicate with other Windows machines, and the 
> primary domain controller. It is sometimes called the NETBIOS name' marked as 
> correct!! (that'd be once, but once too many)
> 
> Yes, this is a pet peeve of mine :)
> 
> Craig
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