On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Apinder Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.aicte-india.org/bfreedownloads.htm
in september 1995, Indians were offering milk to Ganesha idols. The scientific community reacted only in the evening when all had already happened. There was almost a competition among indian scientists to tell the scientific truth behind the 'magic' but only after sunset. Nobody cared to rush to even the closest temple and demonstrate the truth in real time. The same is happening with FOSS. Sarkari People are free to do anything. We have no direct national action plan. We are like congress party of 1885. We just talk. I have already written on this mailing list before and I am reiterating - 'AICTE' is the biggest practical hurdle in the way of FOSS proliferation in technical institutions. Their 'Inspectors' have even asked the lab managers of engineering colleges - 'Hey, you using GNU/Linux just because its free. Show us the bills of proper software purchase.' Most of them are not ready to listen a single argument in favor of FOSS. They feel insulted to be 'educated' on FOSS this way. We did not fix this AICTE thing in time. Now we have to face this music. I dont have any direct connection there but when I got a chance to FOSSify UPTU B.Tech. CS & IT final year syllabus, I did it 100% and got it approved. If I get a chance somewhere else, I'll do that there too. I am seeking company on this list to help us do the same in AICTE and UGC. We are not ready to listen any argument in favor of Non-FOSS in academia. Sorry for that. Mohit Singh _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
