As some of you might know, the College of Engineering here at Tech has recently changed their computer requirement for incoming freshmen to a Tablet PC from the previous requirement of a PC laptop. Of course, it is often thought that an organization such as ours would have a negative bias towards such a decision, as it limits the ability for incoming students (and potential members) to use Linux on the laptop that they will be using everyday. This does not even take into account the dissatisfaction many have with having to pay more for a tablet, while getting less at the same time. With all this in mind, I am asking that all members take the following survey at their earliest convenience, if it is possible. VTLUUG is collaborating in this survey with VTMUG (Virginia Tech Macintosh User’s Group), if for no other reason than to publish what actual student’s thoughts are to those responsible for the requirement, so incoming freshmen would not have to deal with the headache that tablets might be. I thank you, in advance.
-Sean