[Haifux] Student complaints.  Eli Billauer eli at billauer.co.il
Mon Jan 26 22:51:10 MSK 2009  Hello again.  Now we're talking!
To begin with, I see that students mention problems with
transporting  files to Windows. I suppose that they use
Microsoft's compiler, and run  into problems with the back and
forth?  Which brings me to turn to all Linux evangelists out
there: You've maybe  missed it, but this is the moment you've
been all waiting for: Someone  has forced CS students to use
Linux in the labs. They will end up either  hating it and stick
to Windows, or adopt it on their own computers,  solving most of
their annoying problems. And it looks like it's going to  depend
on, well, us.  There may be a need to make a LiveCD for CS
students, which would  basically be the original Ubuntu disc +
utilities for developing if  necessary. This could allow
students to use the same environment at  home, without
installing Linux on their hard disks. As this is an  recurring
process (the disc will need to be upgraded a