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The Star (Malaysia): Developing a pool of skills

[ Thanks to Nik
Shafiruddin
for this link. ]

“The enterprising ones have decided to grow a base of Linux
practitioners themselves, but we’re not talking about your typical
thirty something white collared worker….”

Yep, schoolkids, like those being trained in Linux in their
classrooms at SMJK Dindings in Lumut.

“According to school principal Tiong Ting Ming, learning Linux
became a necessity when the school switched from its Windows NT
environment.”

“Our NT server became unstable when 600 students’ e-mail
accounts were created. It was unable to back up the user access
control list,” says Tiong.”

Complete
Story

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