Re: [OS:N:] Re: Open Source in Schools and then some

[jmcdermo redhat com]

ekunin wrote:

> My second cousin once removed's wife is active in the local PTA. She and
> another lady auctioned off their services at a PTA fund raiser (a K-5
> school) to cater a dinner for 12. They must have reputations as cooks
> because it brought 1600.00. I asked what they were going to do with the
> money and she said it would go towards programming of some sort (not
> computer programming). I suggested Open Source operating systems and she
> asked "What's that?"

I am still amazed that everyone in the world has not seen and heard of Linux.
I keep waiting for a discovery special about Linux, as it truly is the first time so many
people have come togeather and said "enough" in this form. Linux is people gathering
and saying very clearly they can do a better job.

This fact and the belief in cooperating to provide a brighter tomorow, free for
information to be spread and multiplied can only lead to one logical conclusion.
Everyone should at least try and evaluate Linux. Not for themselves, but so their
children, and future generations can reap the benefits(freedoms) of their parents
ability to overcome a short term change, for the freedom and wealth of knowledge
that will be provided as a result.

Perhaps when a special like that airs you will not need to spread the message about
the money their school can save, or the technological, and information benefits the
kids will reap from their Linux adoption. In the mean time good luck, and if there is
anything I can do to help I am happy to assist.

>
> Question 2: An example of the nuisance caused by different ways of doing
> things. I have Red Hat 7.0 installed and I am trying to communicate with the
> modem which on windows is on Com 4. I ran minicom but didn't have the
> opportunity to select the com port. The book says Linux isn't compatable
> with plug and play modems. I have a plug and play modem. Is that my problem?
> is there any way around it?

Plug and Play modems definitley used to be a no no. However times have changed,
check out linmodem.org for more pertinent info.

>

> Ed Kunin
> http://www.egalite.com
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