BTW, I had no idea that F4 was hiding so many nerds. This comes from a 3-digit UID member of Slashdot. ; ) (below 500)
I may be a nerd but not a computer nerd. I'm rather clueless to be honest with you. What little I do know (how to replace hardware and install/deinstall software) I only know because I have been using computers since the mid 80's. As far as programming or Linux or sys admin stuff or any type of computer science or CIS knowledge, I am dumb as a stump. I have no knowledge whatsoever. I was only relating something that someone who is into all of that CIS stuff related to me because it contradicted what was being said about Linux dying. I have no idea who is right. At face value it makes sense that in the poor economic climate we have today that businesses would turn to an OS that is much cheaper and can do the exact same thing as Windows does. Having started up, expanded and sold two separate business ventures, I would have used a cheaper platform had I known one was was available. But as I said, it could be that the university doesn't want to fork out the bucks needed to teach Windows sys admin and advanced sys admin courses and is making shit up about Linux growing faster than Widows in the business world. They seemed to be more focused upon building frigging new stadiums and student sports centers than academics.