On Thu, Jan 02, 2003, Ely Levy wrote about "Edu in linux": > Hey, > I wanted to raise a discussion about the intergation of linux on schools > and kindergardens around israel.
A very important topic indeed. > 6)Does matach does programs which can't be replaced by opensourced > programs? The sad (but probably true) part of your question is the word "replaced". Does anybody know anything about Matach and can tell us a bit about them, their raison d'etre, and their funding? I was under the impression that Matach operates with government funds; In this case why aren't their programs open-source, instead of somebody needing to do free replacements??? Imagine a country where not only can schools use free software, but kids are actually free to use the same software at home without draining the family's budget. This is not only essential to sick kids, but also useful for parents who cannot afford private tutors, and for kids who want to learn at a slightly different pace or to reenforce the learning they'd done in class. Just like John Lennon, I don't think that every sentence beginning with "Imagine" is necessarily impossible... And don't even get me started on Matach's spellchecker, rav-milim ;) -- Nadav Har'El | Thursday, Jan 2 2003, 28 Tevet 5763 [EMAIL PROTECTED] |----------------------------------------- Phone: +972-53-245868, ICQ 13349191 |I put a dollar in one of those change http://nadav.harel.org.il |machines. Nothing changed. ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
