On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:19 PM, Sharad Birmiwal <[email protected]>wrote:
> >> IMHO, FOSS can not be made popular by forcing it down the throats of > >> students. > >> > > > > Agree. But FOSS can be made un-papular by such agreements. > > Most engineering student in India study just before exam, very few study > > outside the syllabus. This action encourage them to use non-FOSS tool. we > > all believe, FOSS in education can give better result. Most important > thing, > > Education system should not take computing Tools from Internet, Education > > system must modify these Tools and create new one which fits into > education > > system. FOSS gives this power. What need to be thought in education > system > > is teacher's responsibility. So teacher must also be empowered. > > I think the point is again completely being missed. The problem is > with practices. Making a tool available is not the issue. Also, as I > said before, from what I have read (and that was the one line > quotation from ET), it does not mean that the provided tools WILL > become the part of syllabus. It just says that the tools will be > available without fee. If a stand has to be made, it should be made > about not including them in the curriculum. > endorsing or supporting these tools is the first step, they might add in curriculum too. better to take proactive steps. > > A student who learns just before the exam clearly doesn't learn for > learning sake. Does it really matter if you shove proprietary software > down their throat or FOSS software? -- l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
