[iDC] Undermining open source: iTunes U

[Trebor Scholz]

Thanks, Tiffany, Liam, and Simon (and all others) for your
contributions. 

I was positively surprised that all our FLOSS packages passed the
security check of the tech administrators at our university. Faculty and
staff should have these packages installed on their machines so that
they are able to speak to them. I think it is our duty to make that
extra ongoing effort.

Several programs across the US are discussing labs that only include
screens and keyboards. But students in these settings would be equipped
with mini-Macs or similar hardware (rolled into their tuition). The
machines would be registered to enable network access. Another
development that I noticed is that of labs that are conducive to
collaboration. Instead of the factory-like rows of lined-up computers
there are several smaller units with three or four workstations. PCs and
Macs should coexist in one room. We have separate labs. This causes the
situation that some PC-using students do not get to meet Mac-equipped
fellow learners.

Trebor