Possibly linux@lemmy.zip to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-23 months agoThere is a school in Wisconsin that uses Linuxopensource.comexternal-linkmessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1433arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1430arrow-down1external-linkThere is a school in Wisconsin that uses Linuxopensource.comPossibly linux@lemmy.zip to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-23 months agomessage-square94fedilinkfile-text
If you guys are interested in hearing the IT directors Ted talk from 2014 here it is https://youtu.be/f8Co37GO2Fc
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up87arrow-down2·3 months agoIm glad they’re using Linux but I wish it didn’t have to be because they were fucking broke…
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50arrow-down2·3 months agoThat was only in the 90s. Now they have a vibrant ecosystem where they let students have full root access to there machines. If things go wrong they just reimage.
minus-squareSpeakinTelnet@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down1·3 months agoHave full root access to my machine, still broke. What am I doing wrong?
minus-squaregaael@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·3 months agoYou also need full root access to you bank’s machines.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoIf your not spending tons of money on vendor lock in you can spend it else where.
minus-squareferret@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·3 months agoIt’s a private school, not much you can do (also 0 tech budget ≠ broke)
minus-squareMonkeMischief@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up15·3 months agoHehe if you’re REALLY broke you get “benevolent” corporate grants for things like cheap Chromebooks, so Google can write off a huge donation while vendor-locking school infrastructure and student mindshare into their “cloud services.”
Im glad they’re using Linux but I wish it didn’t have to be because they were fucking broke…
That was only in the 90s. Now they have a vibrant ecosystem where they let students have full root access to there machines.
If things go wrong they just reimage.
Have full root access to my machine, still broke. What am I doing wrong?
You also need full root access to you bank’s machines.
If your not spending tons of money on vendor lock in you can spend it else where.
It’s a private school, not much you can do (also 0 tech budget ≠ broke)
Hehe if you’re REALLY broke you get “benevolent” corporate grants for things like cheap Chromebooks, so Google can write off a huge donation while vendor-locking school infrastructure and student mindshare into their “cloud services.”