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> > Mark > > -I wish you luck with CCC. My experience over 20 years is that > cornering an official who will subsequently get something done > takes many years, Yes, I mean years. It isn't that they say no, > instead discussions are endlessly talked around and/or postponed. > Mind you, if they want you to do something, it's always very > urgent, yesterday being too slow. Robin > > > > I think a lot of this comes from the argument MS is industry standard, which of course is not even a good argument, especailly now that ODF is recognised by the ISO, as an industry standard. (this needs pushing, its a big weapon in the argument) however as everyone else uses it its considered industry standard, what is therefore needed, is to give schools some ideas as to where Linux/oss is being used in the real world (pegeot for example) as well as many other areas, that way, when teaching Linux and OSS as an alternative platform you have relevant and upto date resources regarding its use. We are not going to change things over night, but if we can do things a little at a time, and get through directly to the young people in schools we may get somewhere, as you may find some use Linux and will be glad to help in some way. I agree schools should be teaching IT and to me this means we have to teach how computers are used, at present it seems very business orientated, where as many young people may go into industries, where they are not required to use office software to produce accounts, or reports for business. Paul > . > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html > > -- Events Linuxbierwanderung - Torbay Mini Linux Beer Hike 28th / 29th July 2007 http://www.linuxbierwanderung.org/ Follow torbay mini LBW link. http://www.openoffice.org http://www.linux.org CHAT SERVICES www.phractured.net PRFC CHAT ROOM - http://www.zleap.net/cgi-bin/irc.cgi www.serfer.co.uk -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version 3.1 GIT d S: a C+++ UL++++ P+ L++ W++ N+ W--- O! V! PS+ Y! t+++ 5 X+++ R tv- b- DI! D++ G e H! r! z? -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK---- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html