Dear Kannan, I think your question is: do we have an online version of Libreoffice ? Full answer, we will, there's a prototype anyone can run (instructions on the wiki), we just need resources to make sure we have a fully dedicated team to fully develop it. This LibreOffice OnLine is not distinct from LibreOffice software itself (you can configure it as a server platform) and anyone with a reasonably sized server will be able to use it and have several users run it in their browser.
If your question is : do we have a whole FOSS desktop stack, we don't, and we're not looking to have one. I agree with your latest comments though, and I again invite interested people/teams who are in contact with existing decision makers in ICT and education to ping me and we'll open a private mailing list for advocacy/policy coordination. best, Charles. Le mercredi 24 avril 2013 à 10:48 +0530, Kannan Moudgalya a écrit : > Dear All, > > I have changed the subject head to focus on the topic of discussion. > > Do we already have a similar product using open source software > components only? If not, what will it take to put together such a product? > > We are in the process of formulating a strategy to counter this diktat. > Many FOSS groups in India are also looking into this matter. An > alternate solution based on FOSS will possibly the most potent weapon in > the hands of FOSS activists. > > I would like to end this mail with a positive thought: this diktat and > the expected challenges will increase the FOSS awareness in India. > > Regards, > > Kannan > > > On 20/04/13 6:03 PM, Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote: > > On 04/20/2013 04:11 AM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I feel LibreOffice has much more value than competing products. > >> > >> I find this very sad news: AICTE Makes Microsoft Office 365 Mandatory > >> For Technical Colleges In India! - > >> http://www.efytimes.com/e1/fullnews.asp?edid=104544 > >> > >> Could we please educate 'educational' institutions so that they have > >> more value, save money and hopeful give back to LO. > >> > >> Any suggestions? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Paul > > > > Schools teach MSO since most businesses use MSO. The same with > > Windows OS. Well, businesses are needing more and more tech people > > with Linux abilities. So the MS stronghold of the operating systems > > of business is getting weaker since businesses need Linux OS more and > > more to run their businesses. > > > > So, as more and more businesses make the move to LibreOffice over MSO, > > then there will be a need of experienced LO users. That will start > > making schools realize that to compete, they will need to teach > > courses that include LO. > > > > We need to show that LibreOffice is gaining a foothold in the office > > suite market. National governments, regional [city] governments, and > > large businesses are switching to LO over MSO. So gathering a list of > > these major "switchers", and not just articles that would take time to > > read, would be a good start. If you can show a school, business, or > > local government, a list of these governments, businesses, and others, > > that have made the switch to LO, that can show a school that there is > > a market for trained LO users. > > > > The more proof we have that LO is making inroads into the office > > suite, the more "help" we will have to show others that LO is a > > package that is growing and you should look into it to see why > > governments, businesses, and others are switching. With that proof of > > LO's growing market share, taken from MSO, schools should see that MSO > > is no longer the only office suite package that should be taught in > > their courses. I do not know if we can get them to have courses > > dedicated only to LO, but they should include it in their teaching > > about how to use office suites. > > > > It will take time. > > > > > > -- > Bridging digital divide through FOSS, Spoken Tutorials and Aakash > http://aakashlabs.org/builds/genesis-reprint.pdf > http://spoken-tutorial.org/CSI.pdf > http://spoken-tutorial.org/What-is-a-Spoken-Tutorial-2-Minute-Video-English > http://scilab.in/Textbook_Companion_Project > http://scilab.in/Lab_Migration_Project > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > -- Charles-H. Schulz Co-Founder & Director, The Document Foundation, Zimmerstr. 69, 10117 Berlin, Germany Rechtsfähige Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts Legal details: http://www.documentfoundation.org/imprint -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
