Promoting Open Source in Schools

[Igor Denisov]

> C is not in the trend today. People (students and teachers alike) want graphics,
> games  and flashy things. One teacher is offering PHP, which is a great idea you
> will agree.

Maybe we should start with a "Change the CS Curriculum" manifesto :-)
Or maybe the school boards should recognize other OSes and make
classes for graphical design and the like all Mac-based (like they
will likely be in colleges), make CS into real CS, with a base of C
and C++ taught in a Linux environment (like U of T Engineering), and
leave proprietary labware and the rest to Windows...

Hmm, this is beginning to sound like the real world...
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