I guess thats the best way to promote Linux. Am all game. any thing I can do will be my pleasure.
Rajesh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Linux Users Group - Kolkata" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 4:45 PM Subject: [ilug-cal] [OT] Meeting with CBSE Officials > Is anyone interested in a similar initiative in Kolkata ? In an earlier mail i did talk about IT > enabling schools. But somehow the issue got buried. > regards > sankarshan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Raju Mathur > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 01:05 PM > Subject: Meeting with CBSE Officials > > >>>>> "Gami" == gami <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Gami> hello people, Ankit, Prateek and I had a meeting in DPS RK > Gami> Puram with a couple of CBSE officials regarding review of > Gami> the syllabus of IT Applications Vocational Course offered by > Gami> CBSE for classes 11th and 12th. This course is currently > Gami> being taught by some 30-35 schools from all over india, and > Gami> most of these are government model schools. Till now, > Gami> microsoft specific applications (like MS Office) were being > Gami> taught, but now with the revision, X Windows will be taught > Gami> for GUI (Basic things like desktop, panel etc) and Open > Gami> Office for office applications. All the things that the > Gami> students were supposed to learn using Microsoft products can > Gami> alternatively be learnt by using GNU/Linux systems. A > Gami> customised CD containing only the required packages is to be > Gami> developed to be sent to all schools teaching this course. > > Totally awesome! As one would expect, the finger for the customised > CD is pointing towards me; I hope to have it ready this coming week, > given all the software we need to put on it and a little bit of help > from my friends (you know who you are :-) > > Gami> This can be seen as a very positive sign, and in fact we > Gami> have another meeting with the CBSE official to discuss the > Gami> current CBSE Syllabus for other classes. For the same, we > Gami> need to be ready with a presentation and a manual of the > Gami> Linux system (Very Very basic stuff and some details about > Gami> the open office, on how to use it etc.) Since work had > Gami> already been started for Leap (till we dont reach a > Gami> consensus, im going to refer to the schools project as leap) > Gami> we could probably use that for this purpose. > > LEAP sounds good. I doubt if we would get a better acronym than that > in a hurry. > > Please outline the requirements from the basic manual. Wouldn't we be > able to get and massage something from the 'net instead of writing one > from scratch? > > Gami> in fact, when we hinted to the CBSE official about > Gami> linux-delhi's project, he was more than willing to help us > Gami> with it. he is very pro linux and would definitely help us > Gami> if we have our kit ready. > > We really need to get responsibilities and deadlines in place. > Prateek, how about the minutes? > > Gami> if anyone is interested in writing for the manual, please > Gami> get in touch with the person who's heading the section > Gami> you're interested in. the list was sent by supreet a couple > Gami> of days back on linux-delhi. please goto the archives in > Gami> case u dont have the mail. > > You'll have to look in the Linux-Delhi archives, since that message > went to ilugd and not the school list. I've sent a copy to this list > too now. > > Gami> Regards, Gami > > Regards, > > -- Raju > -- > Raju Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/ > It is the mind that moves > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.368 / Virus Database: 204 - Release Date: 05/29/02 > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html
