Such a waste of public resources, to not develop (or fund) free and open tools for everyone, instead of paying for temporary licenses for closed software.

[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 1 points 2 years ago

Public money public code

[–] testuserpleaseupvote@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh, wait until you get a job in most offices. Microsoft, Microsoft everywhere.

BYOD with Linux? "We can't install the company's spyware on it, get that security risk out of here."

[–] Bobert@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I mean they're not wrong, BYOD is an absolutely ginormous attack vector.

[–] ChickenAndRice@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

For the user or the company? Assuming the user isn't a moron with computers?

Edit: guess im out of the loop as a contractor who generally only does BYOD with my linux machine

[–] Bobert@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

For the company, and no one should ever assume for a moment that everyone has their guard up at all times and is infallible.

[–] Gorroth@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I am so looking forward to my daughters to become students. Definitely going to discuss this topic through with every person I have to. I am so not going to use WhatsApp or whatever similar software again. If there’s no other solution, they can call me or write a letter :D

[–] 6daemonbag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Yeah but if you don't have brightwheel or seesaw or whatever the fuck, you won't be getting important notifications. They only only call when you're late for pickup or your kid shit so bad you have to take them home. Some of these are tied to billing as well. Don't want to use My School Bucks? No aftercare or cafeteria breakfast/lunch. Sack lunch only.

It's a huge pain but in many cases there's no way around it.

I'm aware the original subject matter of this post is different, but the walled garden apps that you have to use no matter what start as soon as they enter preschool

[–] Gorroth@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I don’t know any of these apps and I don’t know if they are used in Europe too, but if I really have to use some of these apps (and I understand that can absolutely happen), there will be an old/cheap phone laying around with these apps installed, they won’t be on my primary phone.

[–] Blastasaurus@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I almost cried when they told me AutoCAD was only available on windows.

[–] starman@programming.dev 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In my school we use LibreCAD :)

[–] Catweazle@social.vivaldi.net 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@starman @Blastasaurus, when i went to school we used paper, ruler and pencil (FOSS)

[–] bufordt@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago

Back when the architecture font was just how they taught all the architect students to write.

It was a bit creepy to have several friends with the exact same handwriting.

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

What's easier from the teacher/teachers representative, use 1 widely distributed app, or download 100 different messaging programs/interfaces and make sure every student knows the proper channels to contact every other student?

There will always be someone unhappy, let's try to keep that from being the person who has to do this dance day in and out for the rest of their underfunded lives?