School District Did Not Fire Network Manager For Recommending Linux
May 14th 2007 23:34
The recent story (submitted to Digg) made quite a bit of headway all over the internets, suddenly people were getting fired for recommending open source software by spoiled teachers who don't care about their students wellbeing. I emailed the writer of that same article to ask if Curtis Mason was really fired for recommending Linux. The reply confirmed my suspicion,
Lets not get into sensationalistic hissy fits, that’s reserved only for Microsoft.
Ahmed - I do not have any evidence that Mason was fired because of the Linux switchover and I don't think that is the case. I am going to get a copy of the tech audit today, which was done by someone who works with Linux. That will provide more details.
I think the district will continue with their switchover plans, but it might get slowed down because they have to find someone to fill this technology director spot.
Thanks for your interest.
I think the district will continue with their switchover plans, but it might get slowed down because they have to find someone to fill this technology director spot.
Thanks for your interest.
Lets not get into sensationalistic hissy fits, that’s reserved only for Microsoft.
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Comment by Annoyamouse
I don't appreciate MS tatics but they did pull off a product that now works well. I have 1200 macnines with 2003/XP it's centrally managed too and we do quite well. But now everyone wants more. Vista/Longhorn won't cut it. With free apps like OpenLDAP/Kerberos, KVM/XEN, SAMBA/NFS, LAMPS(series of tools), LTSP, OOo, tons of edu apps, incredible community support and no licenses. If I listed every app I use and the apps I want to use we would be here for a long time. Anyway, I can serve a lot more with a lot less trouble. The next step is leveraging Open Source so we can get the most out of technology.
Oh yeah, If you are a K12 don't be stingy with your IT dept staff costs. Having a damn good Unix Sys Admin could save you $$. I already saved my School District $85,000 in software costs, this semester, by fasioning solutions out of proven Open Source projects, it wasn't something that is crude and kludged together either. The IT dept seems to think it's the most incredible single app we have so far.
Comment by Ahmed
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Right now in education it clearly has turned into a good choice over Windows, soon enough it will extend to other industries.
While I don't think Linux will be the doom of Microsoft it will play a large part in shrinking Microsofts dominance unless Microsoft can find a way to compete effectively against a free product. That doesn't include lawsuits claiming linux is 'anti-competitive' because it's free.