[K12OSN] Given this situation, why bother continue with LTSP?

[Doug Simpson]

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Rob Owens wrote:

>Here are a couple links:
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>http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2907876-2,00.html
>"In the survey, Linux admin salaries were slightly
>higher than Windows admins, with Linux at $71,400 per
>admin, and Windows at $68,500 per admin. But Linux
>admins took care of an average of 44 servers and
>Windows admins an average of 10. So the salary per
>processing unit was Linux, $12,010, and Windows,
>$52,060."
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This  is because Windows Admins have so much to do, they only have 
*time* for 10 servers. . . The linux admins happily work on more servers 
because it is so much easier!

Doug

>http://aplawrence.com/Opinion/joemckearnings.html
>"Programmer/analysts with Unix or Linux skills were
>able to command salaries at least 9% to 10% higher
>than their Windows counterparts."
>"CIOs made almost $135,000 a year at Unix sites,
>compared with $114,000 at Linux and $73,000 at
>Windows-only installations."
>
>I know I've seen plenty of articles about this over
>the past year, but I don't remember where.
>
>-Rob
>
>
>--- Doug Simpson <simpsond at leopards.k12.ar.us> wrote:
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>>Doug Simpson
>>Technology Specialist
>>DeQueen Public Schools
>>DeQueen, AR 71832
>>simpsond at leopards.k12.ar.us
>>Tux for President!
>>
>>On Thu, 21 Apr 2005, Rob Owens wrote:
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>>>2 more comments:
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>>>1)  If the parents think the children are being
>>>somehow handicapped by using Linux, they should be
>>>shown some of the articles I've seen on the
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>>internet
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>>>about the salaries of Linux admins vs. Windows
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>>admins.
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>>URLs please!!!!!
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>>>2)  The basics of Linux do not change much.  Since
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>>I
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>>>started learning how Linux works about a year and
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>>a
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>>>half ago, I truly feel that I am learning valuable
>>>information.  More and more I feel that any time I
>>>spend to learn something in Windows is a waste of
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>>my
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>>>time.  This is because every release of Windows
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>>does
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>>>something a little bit differently.  I have had
>>>questions about how to set up my network in
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>>Linux--I
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>>>researched the internet, and found a how-to from
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>>10
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>>>years ago that still applies today.  In my
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>>estimation,
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>>>time spent learning Linux is time well spent.
>>>
>>>-Rob
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