Last I checked, this thread was "AICTE signing agreement to make students slaves
of Auto Desk, Microsoft". Not about comparison between proprietary software and
software. Or whether some FLOSS alternative for a particular software exists.
If someone thinks that Games or Designing software available are not good
enough, then please go ahead and start a project to do exactly that but don't
expect the educational institutes to make a software choice based on your
prejudice for a piece of proprietary software.
Hope you have fun developing the alternatives.
According to ET: Autodesk and Microsoft have become partner to deliver free
access to development software and design software for institutions, students
and faculty in the country.
The issues being discussed here are:
a. Are students going to learn about software development/design software? Are
students going to learn about only the proprietary packages of the companies?
b. Do the students have any freedom to make changes to theses packages if they
wish they want a better program to use?
c. Are the students going to be dependent on these proprietary packages and
become handicapped in their future career by only learning about these
packages and no idea of any alternatives possible?
d. Do these companies gain unfair advantage in the market by these practices?
e. Whether Autodesk and MS are being forced down the throat of the students
(or future market)?
In my opinion, answer to these questions are:
a. Are students going to learn about software development/design software?
=> No.
Are students going to learn about only the proprietary packages of
the companies?
=> Yes.
b. Do the students have any freedom to make changes to these packages if they
wish they want a better program to use?
=> No.
c. Are the students going to be dependent on these proprietary packages and
become handicapped in their future career by only learning about these
packages and no idea of any alternatives possible?
=> Yes.
d. Do these companies gain unfair advantage in the market by these practices?
=> Yes.
e. Whether Autodesk and MS are being forced down the throat of the students
(or future market)?
=> Yes.
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Tirveni Yadav
What is this Universe ? From what it arises ? Into what does it go?
In freedom it arises, In freedom it rests and into freedom it melts away.
Upanishads.
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