On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Shamit Verma <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hi Narendra, > > Great initiative. We need to think from School / Student's point of view as > well. > > To change from status quo, they would need to see some benefits from this > migration. What benefits can be "sold" to them? > > Few that I can think of: > > 1. Free of Cost software > 2. Encourages students to look "Under the hood" and learn how things work. > 3. Less chances of malware > > And we need to tell them about risks as well: > > Some risks: > > 1. Some educational titles require either Windows or Mac (E.g. GRE Prep > tests, Biological Simulators) > 2. Local PC vendors might not be competent to service Linux machines (E.g. > adding a new printer and configure page size etc to print bills in specific > template) > > -Shamit > -- > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > Good point Shamit, but i had a question which schools are you aiming for 1.Primary/Secondary/Higher secondary/Buisness school/Law school/Medical school 2.Urban/Rural why just schools? there are many coaching classes as well.. and technical difficulties can be taken care of when they arise but before trying to "sell" anything first be sure what to sell and whom to sell.. rest is the easy part.. -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
