On Wed, Dec 19, 2001 at 08:56:00PM +0800, neuroticimbecile wrote (wyy sez): > On Wednesday 19 December 2001 20:45, you wrote: > > Hi, > > This topic has been discussed once or twice in the past... let me open it > > again :) > > > > What would it take to have more Pinoy developers of free software? > > > > I don't think we can force people to do it if they don't want to... so > > maybe we could teach the people (like PLUGgers) to program, if they don't > > already... and on the institutional level, I'd say that schools should let > > their students contribute to free software projects as part of their theses > > instead of yet another singing-and-dancing pogi project. > > this is a great idea. but to do it, we would have to convert their teachers > first. any ideas on how to go about this "linux conversion of teachers"? > this can be done by starting at your own institutions. i am sure there are gooey developers in Mozcom, Inter.net, UPD, UPM, Ateneo, INQ7, BIR and all the other organizations represented in PLUG. if we could only start with our own home courts. we must first win the battle there then we can move on. glad to report that there has been some progress in the Ateneo. CS and MIS students are definitely open source and Unix-aware. the new batches of graduates will definitely not simply be a bunch on click-n-dragging developers. > maybe a series of free linux eye-openers which we can give in a > "college-tour" manner? through these "tours", linux-believing teachers (migz > p., doc mana, horatio b., and others) can preach about the benefits of using > open source tools for more effectively teaching programming concepts. > sure. this sounds good. but, as i said i suggest we work on our home courts first. if you need to import the services of bozz migz, doc mana and others just ask them. they may or may not help you but there are definitely people who would. the Ateneo might hold a Open Source-awareness program but i am not sure about the details it is all talk pa muna.
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