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["Austin, Roger D." <rda AT rti.org>]

 I think that platform independence is the real issue. Debating Linux vs. MS
vs. OSX is really a moot point. Wouldn't it be more productive to have a web
based, platform independent solution to these things? If the school IT
people only had to get web browsers working (on whatever platform,) it would
take a huge load off of those people.
 Why not put the IT heavys in a more central location running HTTP based
applications instead of everyone wanting to run their own applications in
every school? Of course, they would need to write to W3C standard, etc.
Right?

 "Idiots writing laws" is a catchy phrase. Isn't this an election year? Have
you registered to vote? Roger (in RTP writing HTTP based solutions to
problems and getting giddy.)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Medical Illustration [mailto:druid AT email.unc.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 2:19 PM
> To: InterNetWorkers
> Subject: [internetworkers] Re: MS Goes After Schools Evaluating Linux
> 
> 
> >> The problem is procurement policies and other regulations that state
> >> that M$ software is required for compliance. In those cases, no other
> >> solution, even Mac, can get it's foot in the door until the policy or
> >> regulation is changed. For example, part of our MS site license is
3,000
> >> M$ Works licenses. Why? Because the state of NC requires M$ Works for
> >> the mandatory 8th grade computer test.
> > 
> > While that makes sense from your prospective, what idiot wrote into law
> > that a particular software package and not general skills would be in a
> > test of that nature?
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