XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: jedi@nomad.mishnet   
      
   On 2010-09-05, Moshe Goldfarb  wrote:   
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   >   
   > On Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:25:21 +0100, White Spirit   
   > wrote:   
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   >>On 05/09/10 13:27, Gordon wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Well said. Many GOOD universities are extremely helpful to those wishing   
   >>> to use Linux whule attending...   
   >>   
   >>All of the computers in the Department of Computer Science labs could   
   >>dual boot between Linux and Windows XP.  All computers had Open Office   
   >>installed with MS Office also available on Windows.   
   >   
   > If Linux is so good why the need to dual boot?   
   > If Open Office is so good why the need for MS Office?   
   >   
   > Dual booting is nothing more than a PITA.   
      
       This is a computing lab. It's there for the convenience of all the   
   students. Not all of the students buy into the Lemming nonsense. Others   
   might be tied down to some more interesting proprietary app.   
      
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