On 13/12/06, Roshan wrote:
Do they (edu institutions / Affiliated Colleges) need to? Don't they get software cheaper (a little less cost). Rather, don't universities atleast get it cheaper than corporates?
Well, on a related note, here's a story I heard myself from one of my professors. He makes it a point not to use Matlab for his courses and work. The reason he cites is that U.S. universities are given Matlab licenses at a very low (dirt cheap) cost. However, in India, cash strapped universities have to shell out much more money to buy the licensed versions when compared to the prosperous U.S. universities; the discount, if any, is insignificant. Also (debatable, as I don't have proof): He also mentioned that Matlab uses many core functionalities which were snarfed from open sourced math libraries (I don't have details), with little or no return to the codebase. Kumar -- Kumar Appaiah, 462, Jamuna Hostel, Indian Insititute of Technology Madras, Chennai - 600036 -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
