Colleges that support Free Software?

[Stephen]

yes. learn software.. FOSS and non FOSS...

it is a toolbox. you get the best tool for the job. (when you can)

On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Eric Shubert<ejs at shubes.net> wrote:
> Ryan Rix wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I am going to be a senior in high school next year so it is time for me to
>> start looking at which colleges I would be interested in attending.
>> Basically I am looking to take up a degree in CS, simple and easy.
>>
>> One of the factors I'd like to look into in regards to those colleges I apply
>> at is how do they support Free Software in their CS curriculum. It's fairly
>> important to me that I am able to develop under a Free operating system in the
>> CS courses that I choose to take, and am not forced to develop under Windows.
>>
>> Does anyone have any experince with Free Software universities, or any
>> resources that have information on them?
>>
>> Ryan
>>
>
> Carnegie Mellon (http://www.cs.cmu.edu/) has an extensive CS School (a
> whole school, not just a curriculum). I'm not sure how FS fits into
> their picture, but I expect you'd find a good balance there.
>
> Don't let any prejudice you might have weigh too heavily in your
> decision. Balance is good. Keep in mind that if you limit yourself to
> FOSS, you'll be doing exactly that - limiting yourself.
>
> --
> -Eric 'shubes'
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