[NTLUG:Discuss] I'd like to ask the hive mind.....

[MadHat]

On Nov 4, 2005, at 10:17 AM, Chris Cox wrote:
> Rev. wRy wrote:
>> On Thu, 2005-11-03 at 22:31, Brian Koontz wrote:
>>> Robert--
>>>
>>> Richland no longer offers Unix.
>>
>> Er, the fall catalog offers several courses in Solaris as well as  
>> some
>> shell scripting.  I would think that indicates Richland does offer  
>> Unix.
>>
>> Linux?  No.  Unix?  Yes.
>
> I was teaching at CCCCD when they were trying to get an
> "official" Red Hat program (rather than the Chris program).
> Red Hat wanted to charge them over $30K/yr. just for
> the priveledge.  Given that Cisco pretty much does their
> whole she-bang gratis, CCCCD said "No".  Red Hat then
> called me directly to try to work a deal.  They got the
> price down to (I think) around $15K (again, that's just
> so you can say the words... "Red" and "Hat"), but still
> CCCCD said "No"... we'll actually I think they said yes
> for awhile, but it didn't generate the dollars expected.
> Sun saw an opportunity and moved in with hardware (for cheap)
> and training opps (again without the assinine charges) and
> took up residence.
>
> Of course, the real reason for the Linux decline is that "I"
> wasn't teaching it :)
>
> I was teaching a very successful Linux program at CCCCD
> Cont. Ed. when they made the Sun deal and basically
> kicked me out.  I guess that was part of the deal.
>
> I went over to CCCCD's credit side and started teaching
> there (for probably 1/4th the money).  That was successful
> as well, but probably double the work load on me.
> I had to give it up to save my family.
>
> In general, school's are pretty messed up.  They push
> the good teacher's out (the ones that are truly motivated)
> and accept the first bribe that comes along... and all
> the while the adminstrators cash in.  Weird.

I had similar experiences a few years back when I was teaching at  
UTA.  It is sad really.

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