On 6/29/08, Kenneth Gonsalves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > it is not at all OT - just a reflection of the difference between FOSS > which is the home of the self taught type, and proprietary which is the home > of the other type. > > is it because FOSS 'teachers' never bothered or didn't have time/patience/resources or don't know(!) to teach it the "other way"?
I am sure almost every one in this list can remember one or two teachers (mostly working in the other way) who had inspired them. If we think of the no. of students each of us interact with, how many"passes" and how many drop outs (by the teacher or by the student)? I hope we do not get into the trap that various ideologies got into -- as if they are the ONLY panacea for all the ills. FOSS uses the experience gained from time immemorial -- sharing and developing knowledge. As a teacher or a student, I would like to use/develop tools in the FOSS way, and not confine FOSS to the home of the self taught type -- after all we are talking about freedom. Srinivasan. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
