On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 11:34:48PM +0530, Andrew Suares wrote: > Hi Daryl, > > On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 20:00, Daryl Martyris wrote: > > > 1. We are talking about computer skills not computer aided learning. That is > > a seperate topic in itself. I have looked at the syllabi for a couple of > > other states, and they don't differ much..a spreadsheet is a spreadsheet is > > a spreadsheet, and a desktop is a desktop and there are just so many things > > to be learnt about them. How they are taught is another matter, and not part > > of the syllabus IMHO. > > > > 2. It you think its possible to generisize, thats great. In looking through > > the syllabus, I felt that it was necessary to replace windows specific terms > > with Linux specific terms. > > > > > >we need a volunteer to go through the syllabus and replace the MS terms > > >with Linux ones e.g. Windows with Linux, Ms Office with abiword, Excel > > >with Gnumeric, so that it can be presented to the Goa Board. > > > When it comes to GNU/Linux, I don't think that it's advisable to > specifically mention the name of the program. I mean, what if the > company decides to discontinue the GPL for the particular package? > Obviously, it would be illegal to still distribute the software which in > turn would make the references in the books obsolete. An example would > be Star Office. How long is abiword,gnumeric etc going to be free?
How many applications do you know which were GPLd and have since become propreitary? On the other hand I know several non-GPLd applications which have become GPLd later. This logical possibility cannot be a valid argument for not talking about applications like gnumeric. Nagarjuna _______________________________________________ Fsf-friends mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends
