Hello, On Tue, 08 Jul 2008, abdullah abdul Khadir wrote: > By the way what was that about "I know that its a little hard to > put up with a government organisation, because we have been brought > up in a way to have very negative thoughts about it." Whoever says > such a statement must have never had to deal with a government > organisation himself. It is the same all over the country to a > large extent and hence we prefer and trust private companies over > government ones even if they offer us a cheap deal.
This is a generalisation which is unwarranted. Suppose I generalise about the quality of software written by private companies based on my experiences with MicroSoft? There is red-tape in a number of organisations. Moreover, deliberately rude people in any organisation can usually be found gathered around the red-tape admiring it! :-) This should not detract from the following points: a. Obtaining a laptop with GNU/Linux pre-installed from a vendor is next to impossible unless a bulk purchase is made. b. ELCOT (or some group of people within ELCOT) has made arrangements for such a bulk purchase on behalf of students of TN. c. The hardware configuration and price range chosen for this bulk purchase is adequate for typical usage. Regards, Kapil. -- _______________________________________________ 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
