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Biju Chacko wrote:
Venky (Hariharan) would be able to comment more on this, but when I
was in Red Hat I remember working on a proposed curriculum that was
neutral. It had items like How to use a Word Processor rather than
How to use MS Word or
On Wed, Sep 19, 2007 at 10:57:36AM +0530, Biju Chacko wrote:
At that point, other advantages come into play. For the man on the
street, let's face it, software is just a tool. Choices should be made
based on what the best tool for job is.
Somebody make Redmond play fair, then. It's not like
Even the BBC is not sacrosanct... it wasnt long back that there was a
controversy
about video media players on their site. Then yesterday, on their
Digital Planet
radio show on the world-service.. the program was almost entirely devoted to
microsoft...they even had a guy come on and flay
On Wed, Sep 19, 2007 at 09:46:44PM +0300, ashok _ wrote:
Even the BBC is not sacrosanct... it wasnt long back that there was a
I gave up on mass media some 15 years ago. Right now I can't even
to the local government-sponsored radio for a few minutes, without
instant nausea from propaganda and
*Free software made mandatory: IT practicals of SSLC Exam*
Sunday September 16 2007 15:01 IST
*Sabloo Thomas*
T'PURAM: Free software has been made mandatory for IT practicals of SSLC
examination slated for March, 2008.
The Director of Public Instruction (DPI) has issued orders making free
Interesting, inspite of slow uptake of open source in general, it is good to
see some govt intiative. I hope it is not going to be another political
gimmick.
anish
On 18/09/2007, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Director of Public Instruction (DPI) has issued orders making free
software compulsory. It says Linux Operating System should be used for IT
education in eighth, ninth and tenth standards.
I believe it is going to be Ubuntu, though I'd
On Tue, Sep 18, 2007 at 03:34:23PM +0530, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
Whatever happened to free as in freedom? :)
As if there was ever a true freedom to be had with running
stuff from Redmond.
In due time, comrade, you'll learn to appreciate the
new freedoms. In the labor^H^H^H^H^Hcube farm.
Gautam John [Tuesday, September 18, 2007 3:27 PM]:
The Director of Public Instruction (DPI) has issued orders making free
software compulsory. It says Linux Operating System should be used for
^^
Till last year, schools had the freedom to conduct the examinations
On 9/18/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gautam John [Tuesday, September 18, 2007 3:27 PM]:
The Director of Public Instruction (DPI) has issued orders making free
software compulsory. It says Linux Operating System should be used for
^^
Till last
On 9/18/07, Biju Chacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is really braindead. I'd have preferred to see a curriculum that
was free of *anybody's* political agenda. The curriculum ought to be
teaching concepts that could be learned on any kind of software --
free or otherwise.
What are you
BTW Sriram, I dont think it would be fair to equate SSLC to CBSE.
anish
On Tuesday 18 Sep 2007 3:55 pm, Anish Mohammed wrote:
Interesting, inspite of slow uptake of open source in general, it is good
to see some govt intiative. I hope it is not going to be another political
gimmick.
It just occurred to me that the communist dominated Kerala government might
see
shiv sastry wrote: [ on 06:03 AM 9/19/2007 ]
It just occurred to me that the communist dominated Kerala government might
see Linux as a route to avoid subservience to the United States and its
capitalist lackey Microsoft that is enforcing the imperialist agenda of the
US.
Kerala (for whatever
On 9/18/07, Sriram Karra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 9/18/07, Biju Chacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is really braindead. I'd have preferred to see a curriculum that
was free of *anybody's* political agenda. The curriculum ought to be
teaching concepts that could be learned on any kind
On 9/19/07, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Biju Chacko wrote [at 10:24 AM 9/19/2007] :
FOSS doesn't deserve to become ubiquitous if the only way it can do so
is by reservations (affirmative action in US lingo).
I am not sure if I agree. The reason? Metcalfe's Law, which means
that
On 9/19/07, Biju Chacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Venky (Hariharan) would be able to comment more on this, but when I
was in Red Hat I remember working on a proposed curriculum that was
neutral. It had items like How to use a Word Processor rather than
How to use MS Word or even How to use
Biju Chacko wrote [at 10:24 AM 9/19/2007] :
FOSS doesn't deserve to become ubiquitous if the only way it can do so
is by reservations (affirmative action in US lingo).
I am not sure if I agree. The reason? Metcalfe's Law, which means
that the switching cost from a ubiquitous platform to a
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