Are there any projects that are aiming to do something about this issue?
If advocacy of Linux is left to the community alone, you get the “Linux cultists” who do not have the most positive effect on geneal public’s perception of Linux.
I do not know of any undertaking like such. However, teaching GNU/Linux in nontechnical schools would require a team of salesmen and business developers. For example, to use a distro in 1st grade or install in lab classes etc. There is Red Hat but I think they are geared towards the enterprise and server side.
There is the Linux foundation but they do nothing about this topic.
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What makes you think it is utter nonsense?
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If there is no dedicated team, then who are you going to call for help? The community? The community will give you an answer but there is no guarantee the answer will be on time.
Additionally, all the school I have seen use windows and Microsoft office not RaspberryPis. The closest thing I have too to Linux is a think client that allowed absolutely nothing other than connecting to a Windows RDP.
People using Linux on phones or smart boards understand that they are using Android. Which to their minds is not Linux.
Having technicians does not equate to deciding to use an OS. This is a decision higher in the organization. I worked as an IT for four years and the IT manager thinks that using windows products is the way to go. Windows Pro and Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange, Outlook, Skype then Teams, SharePoint, MS Office, SCCM, IIS.
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In Catalonia, Europe, with a population of 7,5 millions, most secondary public schools use Linkat, a Linux distro based on Debian/Ubuntu:
http://linkat.xtec.cat/portal/index.php
That means there are thousands of children using Linux ;-)
And there are some other countries in Spain with their own scholar Linux distro.
Well Spain is not in the majority. There are other mouvemebts like French gendarmerie, German state, etc. But what about Egypt, Morocco, USA, Mexico, Indonesia, New Zealand, Botswana, or South Africa?
When you see a movie, excluding tech niche movies, what OS do you see? os x, windows or KDE? It would be a mac most of the time because they have the bigger game on marketing and salesmen. Linux has nearly zero so we only see it in geek movies where the author made research and wanted an authentic feel to his show.
I’ve known Linux for a long time, but I’m afraid I’ll just create an utter mess out of my PC by trying to install it, I also lack know how to divide the space to possibly run two OS.
Furthermore, I’m unsure what’s the real benefit of it, other than being free and not Microsoft, I guess it’s mostly curiosity from (my) the user viewpoint of how exactly does the OS handles and feels.
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windows is malware
I find Linux runs much faster and looks much nicer than Windows, which are big positive attributes for me. If you want to see how it handles and feels I recommend spinning up a virtual machine and trying out a couple distros! If you ever need help with installing Linux just send me a message. :)
Linux is actually extremely easy if you choose the right distro. I use Manjaro Linux because I like having access to the Arch Repository without all the fuss of an Arch install. It’s super quick to set up and sooo smooth for my PC. I use the Gnome desktop option because of the great extension support it offers, as well.
when new people came to pc world they only know about windows
Linux has a shitty reputation in the mainstream in general. The “desktop Linux” is a common punchline
Yes, my friend criticed me because “Linux’s UI is like tablets. Why use tablet UI on PC?”. At the time I was using Pop_OS with Gnome
I saw Ubuntu in Spanish TV programs from Netflix. Now many schools and universities use Google products, which may be worse than before. So many teachers switched to Google Sheet, etc. They can switch to any OS if it runs Chrome.
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