Microsoft, RTU in pact to supply "free" software to 1 million students > > http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_microsoft-rtu-in-pact-to-supply-free-software-to-1-million-students_1438330
Microsoft did the same with UP State Technical University, Lucknow Fortunately, the effort died, thanks to the 'SARKARI' way of dealing with such pacts in colleges :) > > We could see more such news as adoption of FOSS increases in the > Education sector. I got a chance to FOSSify the CS and IT final year syllabus in UPTU and I did that as an encounter of non-free software by some crime branch. The entire non-FOSS was eliminated in a day and formal approval of VC made it a history. UPTU has 100% FOSS based final year CS and IT syllabus since 2007. > It is time for us to work on improving awareness about FOSS in > Universities and educational institutions. Definitely, a lot of work > has happened in this area, but a lot more needs to be done as > proprietary software firms try to rope in more institutions with the > "free" bait. We dont have much formal FOSS business organizations at least in North India. Once a FOSS business ecosystem comes in being, it can nurture education sector equally well. Mohit Singh ------------------ Today's Imagination is Tomorrow's Innovation Today's Innovation is Tomorrow's Common Sense Today's Common Sense is Tomorrow's Nonsense _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
