[olug] Teachers are the obstacle between the classroom and Linux.

[Jay Swackhamer]

I thought teachers were supposed to be smart people?

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http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2008/12/linux-stop-holding-our-kids-back.html
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It seems a teacher came upon a student demonstrating Linux to other  
kids and handing out LiveCDs. The teacher confiscated the CDs and  
wrote an angry email to HeliOS's founder, Ken Starks:
"...observed one of my students with a group of other children  
gathered around his laptop. Upon looking at his computer, I saw he was  
giving a demonstration of some sort. The student was showing the  
ability of the laptop and handing out Linux disks. After confiscating  
the disks I called a confrence with the student and that is how I came  
to discover you and your organization. Mr. Starks, I am sure you  
strongly believe in what you are doing but I cannot either support  
your efforts or allow them to happen in my classroom. At this point, I  
am not sure what you are doing is legal. No software is free and  
spreading that misconception is harmful. These children look up to  
adults for guidance and discipline. I will research this as time  
allows and I want to assure you, if you are doing anything illegal, I  
will pursue charges as the law allows. Mr. Starks, I along with many  
others tried Linux during college and I assure you, the claims you  
make are grossly over-stated and hinge on falsehoods. I admire your  
attempts in getting computers in the hands of disadvantaged people but  
putting linux on these machines is holding our kids back.

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