On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 6:06 PM, Narendra Sisodiya <[email protected]> wrote: > As we know - AICTE ( > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_India_Council_for_Technical_Education ) has > made some sort of MoU with Microsoft and Autodesk . > This is a great danger to FOSS community. AICTE in 2008, there were 2388 > approved engineering colleges, with a total student intake capacity of 8.2 > lakh students. > AICTE is just selling ( http://techrights.org/2010/10/16/aicte-sellout/ ) > these engineering student. learning proprietary skills is not needed in > todays competitive market where we have a huge scope for FOSS based skill > set. Almost every company has shifted towards FOSS (Free and OpenSource > Software). 495 Super-Computers out of 500 runs on GNU/Linux. > I have filled up an RTI some month ago to AICTE for the discloser of MoU to > AICTE ( http://techrights.org/2010/10/21/aicte-challenged/ ) but they have > refused to give details of MoU. > It is very important to know that Indian MHRD has clearly suggested "using > FOSS" to AICTE and all central educational institutions (see > http://blog.narendrasisodiya.com/2011/02/indian-govt-mhrd-said-foss-to-aicte.html > & http://www.scribd.com/doc/48686803/FOSS ) > We the digital freedom fighters, must oppose the AICTE for their > "non-support" for FOSS and supporting vendor based education system. > Please write to director AICTE for asking support for FOSS > > To , > Dr. D. V. Derle > Director & CPIO > All India Council for Technical Education > 7th Floor, Chanderlok Building > Janpath, New Delhi- 110 001 > > and do not forget to send/printout this letter of MHRD ( > http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lug-iitd/L4oUT9KWYU2EKQE3jlI94Byx2GKOJKHBKMcUtjmBs49kKwKfoRjwPnnMYm7K/FOSS.pdf > OR http://www.scribd.com/doc/48686803/FOSS ) to all the > student/teacher/director of colleges who are affiliated with AICTE. If you > are a student then just take a printout and affix on your college. nobody is > going to give death imprisonment for doing this.. Just do it. >
Please consult SFLC people in town to check if they can help in this regard. -- GN _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
