[Novalug] Linux at Michigan Tech
Clif Flynt
clif@cflynt.com
Thu Aug 30 15:14:49 EDT 2007
A note from a friend at Michigan Tech. For those who aren't familiar
with MTU, it's a fairly small school in the Michigan upper penninsula.
It's a very geek school, so perhaps this isn't surprising.
> My lab volunteers offer 2 basic linux class as a recruitment tool during
> Freshmen Orientation week. Last year we had about 15 people show up,
> all together.
>
> This year, we were across the hall from the Fraternity introductions.
>
> The Frats had the big lecture hall. We had the 25 seat linux lab.
>
> We got more than 100 people. (About what the Frats drew).
>
> We thought maybe no-one wanted to come to the class this morning (9am?
> ick).
>
> 40 more showed up today.
>
> So...
>
> Linux is as popular, at MTU, as the Fraternities are.
>
> Woo hoo! :)
Clif
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