On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 9:34 AM, Raman.P <raam...@yahoo.co.in> wrote: > > Today's The Hindu carries clarification by the Minister for IT, TN has > clarified that the laptops will be loaded with BOSS by ELCOT itself. I think > all of us should be happy. > > Raman.P > blog:http://ramanchennai.wordpress.com/ >
No reason to be really happy.. knowing well that a huge amount of tax-payer money is going to be forwarded to Microsoft's coffers. Did ELCOT at least try to cut a deal with Microsoft to get free/subsidised academic licences instead of paying for them at market prices? I am curious to know if the Govt would also provide free Internet access to the students. If not, many would not afford to have access to Internet at all. That would also mean when they use windows, the antivirus software will not receive updates but the laptops will receive a steady supply of malware through the flash drives they share. Regards, Kumaraguru _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
