http://bosslinux.in/BOSS-In-TamilNadu
heard some discussion in earlier mails regarding the tamil nadu gov going for
microsoft check the above news
regards
cherian
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From: Siju George <[email protected]>
To: "This List discusses GNU/Linux & GNU, GPL Software"
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Sent: Saturday, 15 October 2011 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: [ILUG-Cochin.org] The Deadly Microsoft Embrace
On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Althaf <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> What i see lagging in india is proper marketing of FOSS solution ie even via
> paid adds. I have never seen a single add on TV atleast from.govt side
> promoting FOSS. Well atleast in Doordarshan :-/. To conclude, my suggestion,
> what we need is a strategy to promote FOSS, the impact should that all
> software should be called FOSS instead of software, like what we have seen
> in the case of Fridge? However, we have to admit the facts that R&D can
> only take place in prop.. companies with proper funding unless or otherwise
> the is a well wishing community with more grey matter.
>
The best method I feel and practice is to go for the kids.
Introduce alternatives and let themchoose the best.
In the engineering college I studied (2000) even computer students
used Pirated XP most of the time and the only linux they knew was
Redhat. What I did was slip in Debian/slackware and other Linux CDs to
them then FreeBSD, OpenBSD etc.
Some migrate from windows and stay with linux, others progress to BSDs
and some even end up at VMS once they are introduced to it.
A few of the school kids I introduced to Linux through ubuntu are
already abandoning it in favour of debian or Mint. I didn't
havetoforce anything. Once you introduce stuff give them enough
information to excite curiosity and try out stuff and it will spread.
Even guys inmy office are ditching fedora/ubuntu for archlinux/slackware
I am not telling one distro is better than other but what I am telling
is if you can give people enough information then you could excite in
them some thing that will explore Open Source Software and you will
not need much lobbying about using FOSS instead of proprietry stuff.
FOSS stuff are goodenough to bring addiction ;-)
I have found introducing people to alternatives and making them choose
creates stable converts than lobbying fanatically for ope source.
From 11 years of experience in injecting the FOSS virus to soceity in
india and abroad ;-)
We may not convince this generation but we can possess the next. And
the bait is their sense of freedom and choice :-D
cheers
--Siju
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