> From: Roshan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 09:33:22 +0100 (BST) > Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Linux Education > I am currently pursuing my T. Y. BSc. (I. T.) and much > of what I have in my curriculum is pretty much using > applications that work in Windoze! > > Considering the professionals in this list, can the > software industry, especially, those who provide > services in the open source areas using GNU/Linux, > initiate certain programmes or take some steps to be a > part of the curriculum developement team of courses > which provide education about software development for > University of Mumbai?
I'll be happy to take this up with Mumbai University. > I agree, this is not easy and needs the consensus of > both the university and the industry, but someone > would have to initiate it. > > Or students like me should put this request in the > form of a letter to the university? Yes. As a student, you should demand that open source is used. If both, industry and students put pressure together, things are likely to happen faster. Venky -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
