Greetings all, we can start an awareness campaign about this in our offline/online foss users in india.
On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 11:10 AM, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > network mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in > > -- G.T.RAO AHMEDABAD,GUJARAT http://fossyatra.wordpress.com mobile:07737031761 लिनक्स: नि:शुल्क और खुले स्रोत सॉफ्टवेयर आप के लिए और दुनिया के लिए अच्छा है. ना कोई adware,ना कोई spyware, सिर्फ अच्छा सॉफ्टवेयर. Linux(લિનક્ષ ): મુક્ત અને નિઃશુલ્ક(મફત) ઓપન સોર્સ સોફ્ટવેર તમારા માટે અને વિશ્વ માટે સારું છે. ના કોઈ એડવેર , ના કોઈ સ્પાયવેર, માત્ર સારું સોફ્ટવેર.
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