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Ban Windows at schools (piefed.world)
submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Hi,
I will be writing petition to my government (Poland) to try to get them to ban Windows at schools. I believe it should be illegal to force children to use systems that are paid and use children’s data for AI and advertising.
Maybe you will do it as well? Let’s end this insane practice.

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[–] 1 point 4 days ago (1 child)

What exactly do you think children are losing out on specifically in regards to accessibility when most apps these days are accessed through a web browser or interface? You can always have some specialty computers in certain departments for learning things like video or photo editing that may not work well on Linux but for most general purpose computing, open source more than covers those needs.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 days ago* (1 child)

    Its not about what can or cannot be done with the operating system but rather what functionality it has to support those with impairments to things like hearing or sight.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    I posted a rant above, but 100% this. You can put users into a particular group in your directory and then they'll get their required screen reader, high contrast theme, large text, visual queues, native language, etc, on every Windows, Android, MacOS, ChromeOS or iOS device they use out of the box, no further tools needed. Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora? Not so much.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    I’ll add that I learned from another user on here who administers a fleet of Chromebooks and iPads for a school that those devices make management of the classroom much easier. They’re designed with it in mind. He tried exploring Linux and it just didn’t allow teachers to monitor for inappropriate activity the same way.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago

    If institutions spent on solutions for Linux, instead of Windows, all these things would be available and optimised for schools long ago. Training the next generation to be Windows users means just more ads, more illegal loss of privacy and more bugs and disastrous usability in perpetuum. We are seeing more institutions breaking the cycle. Getting together with other institutions and starting the process of moving over. Not taking the lazy option to follow the status quo.

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