I agree that taking a polite and tactful approach is the way to teach people
the benefits of using linux, but the attitude of the teacher writing this
make me believe that tact wouldn't work, and ultimately sitting down with
her would.
Whether the story is true or not, not putting the schools info or teachers
name on the blog isn't a sign of a false story, I just think he is trying to
protect the teacher and the school, and not making this a personal attack on
them.
There are people with this attitude, and trying to reason with them is like
trying to reason with a drunk person, it can't be done.
Sitting down with the superintendent, just may be the way to enlighten
everyone.
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Zeidner
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 12:31 PM
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Subject: Re: OT: Linux - Stop holding our kids back
On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 12:22 PM, Alex Dean <
alex@crackpot.org> wrote:
>
> On Dec 10, 2008, at 11:16 AM, Joshua Zeidner wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 10:47 AM, Mike Hoy <mhoy06@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Personally I believe that this blog is false. I think it was made
>>>> up just to spark a FOSS/MS debate, just like this one we're having
>>>> now! :) Just smells a little fishy to me...
>>>
>>> I was thinking the exact same thing.
>>
>> Same here... the story seems very fabricated.
>
>
> Could be. But the "believe me because you're dumber than me" attitude
> that the blogger takes toward this teacher (fictional or no) is quite
> real, and a problem that many of us suffer from.
well that does contribute to my opinion... seems like hes creating this
effigy of the evil anti-OSS person and then tearing her apart.
The whole thing just seems generally like a stupid scheme concocted by some
sophomoric linux user. Note that there are no sources, no real names, what
looks like some kind of institutional name (but you can't make out what it
is). Ive seen totally false stories like this propagate through the net, so
I have my doubts.
-jmz
>
> I think it's a barrier to spreading free software when its advocates
> are poor at making a point non-technical people will understand and relate
to.
> That was the point of my initial comment, and I think valid
> regardless of the underlying facts of this particular story. Don't
> tell people why they're wrong/misguided/stupid. It only turns people
> off. Focus on what's good about what you're doing, not what's bad about
what they're doing.
>
> alex
>
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