Why should we teach students Linux??

[Leon Goldstein]

Roel Bindels wrote:

>Hello listers,
>
>I'm tutor on the Faculty ICT, department NID. This is a bachelor degree
>and we are preparing our students to become something more then just
>System Administrators (such as manager, consulting, etc....). Since this
>department is part of the Microsoft camp, the students are educated
>mostly in this direction, which I think is not a bad thing. A better
>thing would be if we could give our students the opportunity to meat
>both the systems on the same level, at least, that is my opinion.
>
>To change a curriculum of a study, I need a solid case. So if somebody
>knows a link/document about why we should educate our students in the
>Linux OS, please send it. Or article about the usage of Linux in company's.
>
>I hope you will all take some time to send me your best links/documents.
>
>with best regards
>
>Roel Bindels
>
>
>  
>
About eight years ago one of my students (Cambell U. NC) went on to get 
a MS in Library Science.  He told me he had to take a course in UNIX 
because the library cataloging system was UNIX based.  I don't know if 
that is still the case.

Of course, the obvious advantage in using Linux is recovering files from 
corrupted Windows installations.

-- 
Leon A. Goldstein

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