On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Nadav Har'El wrote: > 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 ;)
CET(Matach) is a MALKAR and is funded mostly with public funds. See http://www.cet.ac.il/main/about.asp for more info. I think we should try and pass legislation that schools will be forbidden to require the students to purchase closed software to submit their schoolwork. Also, we should reduce public spending on non-open software development - CET should be producing open software that could then be ported by the community (maybe using winelib). Alon -- This message was sent by Alon Altman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ICQ:1366540 The RIGHT way to contact me is by e-mail. I am otherwise nonexistent :) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -=[ Random Fortune ]=- In case of atomic attack, all work rules will be temporarily suspended. ================================================================= 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]
