Re: [TLUG]: Teacher tells students Linux is “illegal” and confiscates their copies

[James Knott]

Some people really are that clueless.  I suppose that teacher thought he 
was stopping software "piracy".

Mike Ward wrote:
> This is so absurd it makes me want to suggest it's a publicity thing.
> 
> - Mike
> 
> On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 10:57 AM, Michael Lauzon <mlauzon-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org 
> <mailto:mlauzon-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>> wrote:
> 
>     Found this on Slashdot, however the quote is taken directly from the
>     blog -- with a link to the blog -- and the subject of the message is
>     taken from another story pointing to the blog:
> 
>     "...observed one of my students with a group of other children
>     gathered around his laptop. Upon looking at his computer, I saw he was
>     giving a demonstration of some sort. The student was showing the
>     ability of the laptop and handing out Linux disks. After confiscating
>     the disks I called a confrence with the student and that is how I came
>     to discover you and your organization. Mr. Starks, I am sure you
>     strongly believe in what you are doing but I cannot either support
>     your efforts or allow them to happen in my classroom. At this point, I
>     am not sure what you are doing is legal. No software is free and
>     spreading that misconception is harmful. These children look up to
>     adults for guidance and discipline. I will research this as time
>     allows and I want to assure you, if you are doing anything illegal, I
>     will pursue charges as the law allows. Mr. Starks, I along with many
>     others tried Linux during college and I assure you, the claims you
>     make are grossly over-stated and hinge on falsehoods. I admire your
>     attempts in getting computers in the hands of disadvantaged people but
>     putting linux on these machines is holding our kids back.
> 
>     This is a world where Windows runs on virtually every computer and
>     putting on a carnival show for an operating system is not helping
>     these children at all. I am sure if you contacted Microsoft, they
>     would be more than happy to supply you with copies of an older verison
>     of Windows and that way, your computers would actually be of service
>     to those receiving them..."
> 
> 
>     http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2008/12/linux-stop-holding-our-kids-back.html
> 
>     --
>     Sincerely,
> 
>     Michael Lauzon
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