Re: Re[2]: [seul-edu] Linux in Elementry

[Dave Prentice <dprentice@uno.edu>]

Windows vs. Linux in text mode is not what we should compare. Presumably,
most desktops will have a GUI, either KDE or Gnome. Anybody used to Windows
would have no problem making the transition. If you can deal with one GUI,
you can deal with them all.
Dave Prentice
prentice@instruction.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Lederrey Guillaume <GLederrey@SwissOnline.ch>
To: seul-edu@seul.org <seul-edu@seul.org>
Date: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 12:04 PM
Subject: Re[2]: [seul-edu] Linux in Elementry


>> > > > > A Question my wife brought up to me was. If all they have in the
classroom
>> > > > > is Linux will they be able to work on windows when they get out
of school.
>> > > > > Now my natural reaction was, "If they can use linux then windows
should be
>> > > > > simple" anyone else got this kind of response when they mentioned
it?
>
>  Well, I strongly disagree.  I think Linux and windows are
>really different.  I use mainly Linux, and the more I get used to
>linux, the more trouble I have getting on with windows.  I know
>quite a few people that use mainly Linux (or other Unice -
>Solaris) and that have problems when thay go back to Windows.  I
>think you should not underestimate this difficulty.
>
>  Then, of course, if you teach the concepts well, they are the
>same under Linux and Windows.  But anyway there is an adaptation
>time when switching from one to the other, and that time can be a
>hard time !
>
>  Just my two cents ...
>
>        Guillaume
>
>
>