-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 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 even "How to use OpenOffice.org". It had > suggestions for what software could be used to teach the curriculum, > with both FOSS and proprietary software listed. I think that the above mentioned work-in-progress is still WIP with some additional bits thrown in as to what all could be suggested as a necessary (but optional ?) reading to get FOSS "going". A generic syllabus does help in terms of providing choice. However, I have seen examples where a generic syllabus did not do much to change status quo due to lack of proper training or skills -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFG8LicXQZpNTcrCzMRAlzwAKCkKnA1Ff6MpTO5qBzcyRnqWI7r4wCdG2bj rqEjNYT0OE+bDA+89Dse9eA= =DhxG -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----