On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 11:08:51AM +1100, Noah O'Donoghue wrote:
On 19 December 2014 at 10:59, Tony Morris <tmorris@tmorris.net> wrote:
Has it been established, with regard to the goals, that it is reasonable to talk about "iOS versus Android"?
For example, my children use archlinux at a school that requires "mandatory Apple or Windows [because we give you the choice!]"
Tony I think BYOD (bring your own device) is a great idea and shouldn't be locked down to a particular device in schools. I personally used Mandrake Linux on my laptop at school when the policy was windows only, (and got away with it)
I think the goals being discussed were more school mandated and administrated devices, and which device is best value for a school, which is where most of my experience and input comes from, but I can't see any harm discussing other goals as well.
As long as it's clear what goals are being discussed where. (I accept much of the responibility for muddying these waters in this thread, but will strive to do better.) Fraser
On 19 December 2014 at 11:01, Andrew Roffey <andrew@roffey.org> wrote:
I don't think Android is a good example of a free OS any more anyway. In comparison to iOS, Android is "more free" but it still used by Google to mistreat its users.
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