Hi, --- Varun Mehta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1. Most of the college labs find it easy to install > M$ systems on > larger scales, cos the network configuration ease
That doesn't mean it is appropriate for system administration or maintenance. > [read tools easily > available] Firewalls and restrictions implementing > softwares [just > click click click] Firewalls that give full control to system administrator are the real firewalls. Not those that *claim* to be so. > 2. Most of the profs are also not that well versed > with *nix systems True. Why can't a student learn from FOSS communities in India, rather than depend entirely on the *poor engineering educational system* (exceptions are IIT, NITs) ... (1) > and have some apprehension to work on them, prefer > M$ cos of usability > issues What is usability if there is no end-user freedom? > 4. Most of the colleges teach C/C++ on Borland or > Turbo C [DOS] > versions and not on *nix systems. See (1). > we people > can/should volunteer to teach and assist the college > staff to setup > systems, and provide support [at a nominal fee] *Active* PLUG volunteers can take this up. --- Shridhar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Profs are interested in > getting the semester through and students are > interested in degrees and not > irritating profs/college. Very true. > *nix are harder > to setup and those setup shows more problems so > people avoid it. GNU/Linux installations have been made "newbie-friendly" these days. > I would blame profs on first scale and the over all > education system even > before that. 1. Professors for playing internal politics amongst themselves, and not imparting any *learning* to students. 2. Age-old educational system. 3. Students, for not having the drive and motivation to learn. > It is the way the > education industry is Yes, it has become a business. > Problem is working on unix has no advantage in > college. Incorrect. Most CS education in US is on *nix or GNU/Linux. FOSS-based education is ideal for Indian universities/colleges. Implementation has to be done correctly. > Nobody knows it, > nobody asks for it. So the motivation is way too > low.. That is why in my workshops I give an industry exposure to the students on how FOSS is extensively used in the Industry - which they have no idea about in the first place. > Wooing > away profs/educational institutes is a hard way of > doing things. One can criticize, but, at the same time, one must do something to improve themselves. Most Indians in India that I have seen only criticize, and don't do any *productive* work - be it for the beneficial for others or for their own good. Cheers, SK -- Shakthi Kannan http://www.shakthimaan.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: ([email protected]) List Information: http://plug.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
