On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 10:36 AM, Rommel Feria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20080711-147772/RP-college-replaces-open-source-system-with-Microsoft-OS> > Folks - why are we still getting press releases like this one? Shouldn't we > be covering the schools already? I mean, PLUG should help schools to keep > using FOSS. The reason that it is confusing their students is very lame. > Whoever has any connections with St. Paul's, can you please let them see the > light? :)
I am sure FUD was involved here. I recall that in UP Diliman, the student council first resisted the idea of going open source. Back then they didn't know what FOSS was all about. I am sure that they will eventually see the light but I agree that someone should pay them a visit or dig deeper. Sometimes news reports leave out some details. I am not necessarily against having MS in their labs but I think it would be an injustice not to have FOSS there as well. Anybody at least know how to contact them via email? Holden _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
