*tread=tried 2009/7/23 Santhosh സന്തോഷ് VS <[email protected]>
> Microsoft has a *tread to provide freeware/open source for the benefit of > education . > Microscope Telescope is a good example of such initiative which cost them > equivalent/more to proprietary software such as M$ small business > accounting. > > By giving them freeware/open Microsoft try to attract students towards a > Windows based machine. Although it benefits public their business intention > is clear. > > > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 11:34 AM, Manilal K M <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> It seems Microsoft is very much keen on GPL v2 and releasing more >> software/applications. >> >> "... >> In designing this solution, we listened closely to teachers and >> developed the features they wanted. We also listened to education IT >> leaders and licensed the technology in a way that is consistent with >> the practices of the Moodle community – under the GPL v2 license. This >> means that teachers and education institutions can download the >> plug-in under a widely used, open -source license agreement -- and >> under the same terms that Moodle itself is licensed. ... " >> >> >> http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/blogs/mscorp/archive/2009/07/21/microsoft-develops-plug-in-for-moodle-to-aid-teachers-students.aspx >> >> regards >> -- >> Manilal K M : മണിലാല് കെ എം. >> http://libregeek.blogspot.com >> >> >> >> > > > -- > > http://techplex.wordpress.com > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
