Your school and Linux.

[Marlonsm]

Mine doesn't really care about Linux, recently they've bought some new computers that came with Linux installed (some low-quality distro called Satux), the first thing they've done was to install Windows XP (yes, an almost-one-decade-old OS in new computers), and they even forgot to change the resolution of the screens, so that shiny new 22" are using 1024x768.

[Chronon]

I'd guess it's RHEL, and that kernel is from 2004.

EDIT: It definitely is RHEL 4.8

Thanks for the info.

They are running 2.6.18 on a different cluster which has Mathematica, Matlab, SPSS, etc.

There's no real reason to upgrade the server frequently if things are working.

[kavon89]

Thanks for the info.

They are running 2.6.18 on a different cluster which has Mathematica, Matlab, SPSS, etc.

There's no real reason to upgrade the server frequently if things are working.

2.6.18 was released with RHEL 5 and is most likely the only distro still using that kernel too. I agree with keeping the older yet fully maintained kernel for a production environment such as RHEL.

[PacSci]

My school doesn't have much of a Linux presence. There is one course about Linux - NOS 120, "Linux/Unix Single User". "This course develops the necessary skills for students to develop both GUI and command line skills for using and customizing a Linux workstation. Topics include Linux file system and access permissions, GNOME Interface, VI editor, X Window System expression pattern matching [sic - probably something got chopped out here], I/O redirection, network and printing utilities. Upon completion, students should be able to customize and use Linux systems for command line requirements and desktop productivity roles." Unsurprisingly, it's taught by an adjunct.

Beyond that, it's mostly Windows in classrooms, labs and library, though people in Photography and Design use Macs. Once my CIS 110 (intro computer course) teacher said that Linux is for nerds, an occurrence that my Mac-fan sister frequently reminds me of.

Occasionally, I pop in my tweaked Xubuntu Live CD when I need to get some real work done on some of the worse Windows boxen.

[aldld]

Most of my school has never even heard of Linux

[praveesh]

When I was in school, we studied windows. But at the time of my juniors, inspired by Mr Stallmann , the government changed the policy , and every where in the state, linux is being taught (custom debian) .

In my college, in the centralised computer centre, debian is being used. And for the study of c programming , linux terminal, gcc compiler etc are used

But Iam not sure what the teachers and others think about linux . I think many don't have good impression about linux due the ugly look of the Gnome in computer centre (it's debian stable and is not the latest stable version) . Atleast my friends don't have . When I get time, I go there and try to make them beautiful.

[note32]

i asked some of my teachers they replied "whats linux?"

[Tipped OuT]

Most of my school has never even heard of Linux

i asked some of my teachers they replied "whats linux?"

Same for me.

When my teacher asked if anyone knew what a browser was, some one responded, "Yeah, it's that Google thing".

[jrusso2]

I have not been in university for 11 years.

[The Funkbomb]

In my high school, it was either windows or mac. A lot of the computer labs had old macs since they were mainly used for typing papers. Some labs had newer XP machines. The Graphics arts had nicer macs for running photoshop and illustrator. I think the cad lab had windows machines but I can't remember.

I recently went back to the school for a job and I saw all the new computers. Looks like they switched over to a lot of Win machines.