Ya I know some students The just want to impress there parents and They have no interest in good coding or good craftsmanship. it is easy to get good grades. But to program for living I wonder some time. SOME Students today just do not have a work ethic and the knowledge to work in this field. They are better off working retail. Or wait a couple years after high school and then Going back to University. They will have more life experience, and in return we get more respect for there work. Cheers Jeff Jeffrey Dean Moncrieff Moncrieff consulting IT Vancouver/Ottawa Cell (613)298-6493 jeffrey [ dot ] moncrieff [ at ] yahoo [ dot ] ca ----- Original Message ---- From: Peter Meyer <petermeyer69 [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com> To: linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 7:29:39 PM Subject: [OCLUG-Tech] Re: Linux Digest, Vol 56, Issue 7 All: Having attempted and failed at successfully using an engineering student from Carleton, I point the finger straight at university administration that no only do not understand the benefits derived from Open Source alternatives, but do not include proper Unix and scripting as part of their curriculum. It is unfortunate that without directed work terms that most engineering students are unqualified for hard core programming or hardware design jobs. My thoughts. Peter > > > > > > > >You may find the document “How_to_buy_a_Laptop_Best_Practices.pdf” > >valuable to you and your students. > > >Here’s the reference (no login necessary): > > > > http://doc-depot.telfer.uottawa.ca/Info/Computing/MBA_MHA_M.SC/How_to_buy_a_Laptop_Best_Practices.pdf > > One thing I don't know about is whether there is any open software that can > mimic MS Access. It may be that a few of us could do a "workalike" to this > document that lists the alternatives to M$ and the "price" i.e., download > location in each case. > > JN > > > > > _______________________________________________ Linux mailing list Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux Jeffrey Dean Moncrieff Moncrieff consulting IT Vancouver/Ottawa Cell (613)298-6493 jeffrey [ dot ] moncrieff [ at ] yahoo [ dot ] ca __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/