On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 10:50 AM, Nagarjuna G. <[email protected]>wrote:
> We need to act on this. > > AICTE is forcing educational institutions to use Microsoft cloud > infrastructure . > Please take a look at this document. > > http://www.aicte-india.org/downloads/AICTE_notice%20_3_.pdf > > But the Approval handbook of AICTE is mentioning "Utilization of Open > Source Software may be encouraged" > > http://www.aicte-india.org/downloads/approval_process_12_13_051011.pdf#toolbar=0(Page > 114). we recently had a team visiting for accreditation ; no body asked anything about it ; it would not be very easy to implement until and unless there are other software for managing the day to day activities distributed along with that VTU in karnataka has similarly distributed few softwares to manage the institution information system , which it has mentioned that is mandatory to use, we are suppose to use that software compulsorily as the data gets sinked to their server Microsoft intention here is to attract students, which may attract many institution for sure. there were similar efforts from IBM, TCS and other companies where they offered few other softwares free of cost , but charged for their cloud service per student per month basis which has not yet successfully implemented anywhere in karnataka as far as i have information we should object the dual stand by aicte -- in NMEICT policy , page 53 , clearly says that we should move for FOSS also , but this kind of back entries will discourage many who are working hard to inclusion of FOSS in all forms of education > > > _______________________________________________ > network mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in > > -- Renuka Prasad 9901945674
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