From 761661ca572edfc02e18533aaa8117025da98730 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bt Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2023 08:27:54 -0500 Subject: --- posts/schools.md | 15 ++++++--------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/posts/schools.md b/posts/schools.md index f2ed666..c91b1c8 100644 --- a/posts/schools.md +++ b/posts/schools.md @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@ -# Schools Should Be Using Open Source Software - -2022-05-30 +[[!meta title="Schools Should Be Using Open Source Software"]] +[[!meta date="2022-05-30"]] I firmly believe that proprietary software has no business in any school environment. Educational institutions lean heavily on Windows systems in the name of "security" or "easier platform management". This approach forces students into using locked-down, closed sourced software applications. @@ -68,9 +67,7 @@ Coding IDE (optional) ===> vim You could easily expand upon these options, but for most elementary school task these are more than enough. -## Refs - -1. Not _all_ IT workers in the school system fall into this category. But most of the underlining structure prevents them from changing much. -2. At least in my country of Canada. I can't speak for others. -3. `groff` would be my personal suggestion instead, since it helps introduce children into the structure of basic file formatting and "programming". I'll go into greater details about this in another post. -4. As mentioned in the beginning of the post, I'd even suggest forks of Firefox -> LibreWolf or Pale Moon (if possible) +[^1]: Not _all_ IT workers in the school system fall into this category. But most of the underlining structure prevents them from changing much. +[^2]: At least in my country of Canada. I can't speak for others. +[^3}: `groff` would be my personal suggestion instead, since it helps introduce children into the structure of basic file formatting and "programming". I'll go into greater details about this in another post. +[^4]: As mentioned in the beginning of the post, I'd even suggest forks of Firefox -> LibreWolf or Pale Moon (if possible) -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf