An Open Letter To The Linux Enthusiasts

True enough. I avoid windows and Mac os because I'm not a gui person. Blind men don't point and click real well and most of the systems I've seen for doing it are too costly without offering what I really want. WHy would I buy the Mac screenreader when it doesn't offer full access to pro tools?

I remember walking into a computer shop with a dude with all of his degrees and certifications with a monitor which had been in a small accident severing its connector from its innards. The dude couldn't tell me he could find another connector and use some solder and make the monitor work again but he could sell me another monitor. A friend of mine told me which part to order from Rat shack and within two weeks I had my better monitor again.

In too many disciplines the schools are busy teaching rote memorization and not the underlying theory behind what the students should know. I do blame the schools for this as I've seen it in too many disciplines. Iv'e heard SCot's complaints echoed by others in the computer science field and find it also true in electronics and other fields as well. OUr educational system does a disservice to students by teaching rote memorization instead of the skills which are actually required.

Richard Webb, Electric SPider Productions, New Orleans, La.

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POOR PLANNING ON YOUR PART Does NOT consbreastute an emergency on our part!