On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 1:15 PM, Narendra Sisodiya < [email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Mohit Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 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. >> >> > Agree. https://www.dreamspark.com/default.aspx Project DreamSpark of > Microsoft is going to affect 5 millon Student. > Microsoft is giving all these software at FREE OF COST. > Even if we say "Free Software", that is not effective. > FreeSoftware, Free, Hacking, all these terms has altogher different meaning > in real world. > We are about to loose the battel of digital democracy. 5 millon student are > now ready to become slaves of close Technology. > We must write or create *Dharna *against S S Mantha & AICTE. > > They must now targetting on KV, JNV and other bodies.... > For Your Information, Dreamspark isn't a new project. Its was started 1.5-2 years ago. College students could get free DVD or the key for downloading from their website from various places(like NIIT, APTECH centres). But negative impact of this will be more if AICTE starts endorsing that project.
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