LinuxLingam
Fri, 15 Nov 2002 23:51:12 -0800
from an email by fred: On Thursday 14 November 2002 09:58 pm, Frederick Noronha wrote: > Remember the time Microsoft was unwilling to give discounted prices to > schools? Now, they've seen that they need to ensure the news generation > grows up the Windows way... That's perhaps one more reason why we need to > emphasise on the Freedom/Libre (not the free/cheap) aspect of Free > Software. We must avoid the temptation to see GNU/Linux as a cheaper > substitute for Windows (TM). -FN
okay, so first we've got them to follow us on free as in free beer. hopefully
we'll make them follow us or make way for us for free as in freedom.
>
> PS: Hope the Delhi schools project will have a strong presence at
> LinuxBangalore2002. Comeon guys, let's go ahead setting the agenda. We've
> done it with GNU/Linux in education and for localisation...
unfortunately i won't be able to make it to bangalore2k2 on the free-ed and
other projects, have some existing commitments in place. perhaps someone else?
>
> Microsoft to help Karnataka set up 'smart schools'
>
> By Imran Qureshi, Indo-Asian News Service
>
> Bangalore, Nov 13 (IANS) Microsoft Corporation India and Karnataka have
> signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up "smart schools" to
> build a digital learning community and provide services to the people of
> India's tech capital.
nice euphemism "smart schools".
>
> [snip]
>
> Microsoft will provide software solutions, teacher training and help
> develop IT curriculum for an educational portal for building online
> communities, bringing together administrators, teachers, students, their
> parents and academicians.
yeouch! does that mean ms is trying to set up a free-ed wannabe as well?
anybody has further information on this? this should be interesting.
[snip]
!
LL
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