On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Dheeraj More <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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 > class 1st to 12th. > 2.Urban/Rural > Both > why just schools? > there are many coaching classes as well.. > > are you talking about computer coaching classes ? > 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 > -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘ -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
