Re: [IAEP] The question of open source, by Rahul De, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

2009-10-30 Thread Rubén Rodríguez Pérez
> http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/29231117/The-question-of-open-source.html "But the more important aspect of open source software is the fact that it is “free”. This freedom follows from the nature of the licence (called the GNU general public licence, or GPL) that open source software is typica

Re: [IAEP] The question of open source, by Rahul De, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

2009-10-30 Thread Donna Benjamin
On Fri, 2009-10-30 at 08:56 +0100, Sean DALY wrote: > http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/29231117/The-question-of-open-source.html Lovely! Thank you for sharing this. It's succinct, well written, and 100% correct. +1 for Rahul De -- Donna Benjamin - Executive Director Creative Contingencies - htt

Re: [IAEP] The question of open source, by Rahul De, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

2009-10-30 Thread Tomeu Vizoso
On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 07:56, Sean DALY wrote: > http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/29231117/The-question-of-open-source.html That sounds very aligned with our goals. Would make sense some kind of FOSS Education Alliance to pool resources? Or maybe something like that already exists? Regards, Tom

[IAEP] The question of open source, by Rahul De, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

2009-10-30 Thread Sean DALY
http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/29231117/The-question-of-open-source.html "Free software embodies the values of learning, sharing and open collaboration that have been the basis of knowledge creation throughout history. In Kerala, hundreds of thousands of children are not only learning with high-q