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

[Tyler Aviss]

Seems to me that if she kept the kid's disks that it might be
construed as "theft" ... ?

On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 1:49 PM, James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> 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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