Linux in schools?
Hello dear habrosociety! Probably everyone has already heard that our government, in the image and likeness of the pioneers in a similar matter - the administration of the city of Hamburg - decided to switch to free software in the public sector. At first, I did not attach much importance to such statements. Well, we spent money on developing our “own” Linux (who counts budget money?), We made a noise that the Microsoft monopoly knows no boundaries, and that's enough. But no! Russians don’t give up so easily! Because my parents work at school, I can authoritatively say that these were not banal promises.
A small digression: I myself am a user of one of the versions of this OS, but for me it is a necessity dictated by my working position. There is everything you need for me in this field of software, but nothing more.
First, they did not begin to allocate money for the purchase of licensed software this year. At the same time, the economic background of this step is doubtful. It is easy to dig up in the network that about 60 million rubles were spent on the development of a special budget OS. And, if you think about it, wasn’t it better to buy the necessary software package with the same money. In addition, Microsoft has always supported education with its discount program. In a word, there is something dark in this ...
Secondly, teachers are already starting to be sent to courses on the use of this very “new” Linux. This destroyed my last hope for the sanity of those who encourage this idea. It is no secret that now the "old guard" has remained in schools. No, you think about it! People who are often 40-50 years old, or even more, will study Linux for years. But not all of them are able to cope with the mouse. Of course, there is an omnipotent console, but this is ridiculous, gentlemen.
Thirdly, as an experiment, starting in 2007, some schools switched to completely free software. From the side there are even positive reviews about this event, but unfortunately I do not have information from inside these institutions. And the school’s administration never admits that the experiment failed ...
Further we can talk endlessly that all teachers have Windows at home and the problem of transferring the accumulated material and programs is also relevant ... But we must not forget those “for whom” all this mess was brewed. What do you think Linux children will do at school if they have Windows at home? Especially dubious is the benefit of such activities. For some hour a week, the child will poke a mouse in Kedah (or any other shell), and then frantically search for similar functions in the interface of another operating system. Even if we assume that, due to availability, everyone will have an installation disk, not everyone will be able to install and set up a home for themselves is a miracle of Russian production. Not everyone can install Windows at home. Will a sane child voluntarily give up the abundance of all possible games! ? And parents do not always have their own computer. Two OSs may be the solution, but in my opinion few students will run Linux in such conditions.
And do not forget about the universities that have already stocked up licenses for the long term. It turns out that all this money was also thrown to the wind.
The idea of our government is not completely clear. With an overwhelming monopoly around the world of OS and software production, albeit not very beloved Microsoft, they are going to teach all Linux. Personally, I see this as someone’s personal gain and nothing more. Perhaps someone here can give a meaningful explanation of such actions, because otherwise you just need to do something. I love my country, but how long will we go our own way?
PS Why did you need such a budget to create the next build of Linux? Even at the forum of the Armada company, which “won” the development trend, such a question has already been raised repeatedly: linux.armd.ru/ru/forum
A small digression: I myself am a user of one of the versions of this OS, but for me it is a necessity dictated by my working position. There is everything you need for me in this field of software, but nothing more.
First, they did not begin to allocate money for the purchase of licensed software this year. At the same time, the economic background of this step is doubtful. It is easy to dig up in the network that about 60 million rubles were spent on the development of a special budget OS. And, if you think about it, wasn’t it better to buy the necessary software package with the same money. In addition, Microsoft has always supported education with its discount program. In a word, there is something dark in this ...
Secondly, teachers are already starting to be sent to courses on the use of this very “new” Linux. This destroyed my last hope for the sanity of those who encourage this idea. It is no secret that now the "old guard" has remained in schools. No, you think about it! People who are often 40-50 years old, or even more, will study Linux for years. But not all of them are able to cope with the mouse. Of course, there is an omnipotent console, but this is ridiculous, gentlemen.
Thirdly, as an experiment, starting in 2007, some schools switched to completely free software. From the side there are even positive reviews about this event, but unfortunately I do not have information from inside these institutions. And the school’s administration never admits that the experiment failed ...
Further we can talk endlessly that all teachers have Windows at home and the problem of transferring the accumulated material and programs is also relevant ... But we must not forget those “for whom” all this mess was brewed. What do you think Linux children will do at school if they have Windows at home? Especially dubious is the benefit of such activities. For some hour a week, the child will poke a mouse in Kedah (or any other shell), and then frantically search for similar functions in the interface of another operating system. Even if we assume that, due to availability, everyone will have an installation disk, not everyone will be able to install and set up a home for themselves is a miracle of Russian production. Not everyone can install Windows at home. Will a sane child voluntarily give up the abundance of all possible games! ? And parents do not always have their own computer. Two OSs may be the solution, but in my opinion few students will run Linux in such conditions.
And do not forget about the universities that have already stocked up licenses for the long term. It turns out that all this money was also thrown to the wind.
The idea of our government is not completely clear. With an overwhelming monopoly around the world of OS and software production, albeit not very beloved Microsoft, they are going to teach all Linux. Personally, I see this as someone’s personal gain and nothing more. Perhaps someone here can give a meaningful explanation of such actions, because otherwise you just need to do something. I love my country, but how long will we go our own way?
PS Why did you need such a budget to create the next build of Linux? Even at the forum of the Armada company, which “won” the development trend, such a question has already been raised repeatedly: linux.armd.ru/ru/forum