Yes its not a new project but Microsoft is promoting this with Windows Azure and IE9 these days in various engineering college in and around Delhi.
On 10/16/10, ApinderSingh <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 1:15 PM, Narendra Sisodiya < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Mohit Singh >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Apinder Singh <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > http://www.aicte-india.org/bfreedownloads.htm >>> >>> in september 1995, Indians were offering milk to Ganesha idols. The >>> scientific community reacted only in the evening when all had already >>> happened. There was almost a competition among indian scientists to >>> tell the scientific truth behind the 'magic' but only after sunset. >>> >>> Nobody cared to rush to even the closest temple and demonstrate the >>> truth in real time. >>> >>> The same is happening with FOSS. Sarkari People are free to do >>> anything. We have no direct national action plan. We are like congress >>> party of 1885. We just talk. >>> >>> I have already written on this mailing list before and I am >>> reiterating - 'AICTE' is the biggest practical hurdle in the way of >>> FOSS proliferation in technical institutions. Their 'Inspectors' have >>> even asked the lab managers of engineering colleges - 'Hey, you using >>> GNU/Linux just because its free. Show us the bills of proper software >>> purchase.' Most of them are not ready to listen a single argument in >>> favor of FOSS. They feel insulted to be 'educated' on FOSS this way. >>> >>> We did not fix this AICTE thing in time. Now we have to face this >>> music. I dont have any direct connection there but when I got a chance >>> to FOSSify UPTU B.Tech. CS & IT final year syllabus, I did it 100% and >>> got it approved. If I get a chance somewhere else, I'll do that there >>> too. I am seeking company on this list to help us do the same in AICTE >>> and UGC. We are not ready to listen any argument in favor of Non-FOSS >>> in academia. Sorry for that. >>> >>> >> Agree. https://www.dreamspark.com/default.aspx Project DreamSpark of >> Microsoft is going to affect 5 millon Student. >> Microsoft is giving all these software at FREE OF COST. >> Even if we say "Free Software", that is not effective. >> FreeSoftware, Free, Hacking, all these terms has altogher different >> meaning >> in real world. >> We are about to loose the battel of digital democracy. 5 millon student >> are >> now ready to become slaves of close Technology. >> We must write or create *Dharna *against S S Mantha & AICTE. >> >> They must now targetting on KV, JNV and other bodies.... >> > > > For Your Information, Dreamspark isn't a new project. Its was started 1.5-2 > years ago. College students could get free DVD or the key for downloading > from their website from various places(like NIIT, APTECH centres). But > negative impact of this will be more if AICTE starts endorsing that project. > > -- > l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm > -- "Feel Free as in Freedom,Freedom is the only law" "Until the next time, keep living in victory everyday" ------------------------------------------------------- Victoriously, Vinay G Singh Rawat iftytech labs www.iftytech.com ------------------------------------------------------- -- l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
