I think this is going too far. If children will use Linux from early grades, they might install it at their homes. In today's problematic economy, parents will be happy to pay 0$ for software, although I'm sure most children don't really pay for their Windows....
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jonathan Ben Avraham Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 12:10 PM To: Ely Levy Cc: ILUG Subject: Re: Edu in linux Hi Ely, You are wasting your time. Israeli K12 has no use for Linux. Been there, done that. If the kids don't have the same OS at school as at home then forget it. If it doesn't run MS Word, then forget it. Regards, - yba On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Ely Levy wrote: > Hey, > I wanted to raise a discussion about the intergation of linux on schools > and kindergardens around israel. > there are few questions that come to mind. > > 1)What programs does schools/kindergarden uses? > 2)How many of them already use linux? > 3)What can linux offer that windows can't? > 4)What kind of problems might they get into while trying to move to linux? > 5)Where are the places that linux might be most needed? > 6)Does matach does programs which can't be replaced by opensourced > programs? > > 7) any other idea someone might have on how to approch it. > > Ely Levy > System group > Hebrew University > Jerusalem Israel > > > > > ================================================================= > 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] > > -- EE 77 7F 30 4A 64 2E C5 83 5F E7 49 A6 82 29 BA ~. .~ Tk Open Systems =}------------------------------------------------ooO--U--Ooo----------- -{= - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - tel: +972.2.679.5364, http://www.tkos.co.il - ================================================================= 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] ================================================================= 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]
