The key here is government (possibly business too, but really, government). If the govt shifts, and they truly have all the reason to do so, except the commission-ers, the demand for Linux/GNU/FOSS knowhow will pull the schools to offer courses.
Obet V. On Saturday 17 March 2007 10:00 am, Martin Acupanda wrote: > Foundation University in Dumaguete has converted to using Linux. I'm not > sure though with their com sci curiculumn > > On 3/16/07, GOvvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If the schools continue to their Microsoft-centric curriculum, don't > > expect their students and graduates to produce work using opensource > > tools. That's why Microsoft continues to push their software in schools > > with discount incentives because they know that when these students join > > the workforce, they would of course choose software tools that are their > > familiar with. > > > > I'm glad to see some schools slowly integrating opensource tools but it > > will take time before we can expect a mass-base of opensource developers. > > > > _________________________________________________ > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
