----- Original Message ----- From: neuroticimbecile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 8:56 PM Subject: Re: [plug] How to have more Pinoy free software developers?
> 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"? Precisely! Most teachers are still Micro$oft centric and don't probably know what is Linux and the Open Source Software. > maybe a series of free linux eye-openers which we can give in a > "college-tour" manner? through these "tours", linux-believing teachers (migz > p., doc mana, horatio b., and others) can preach about the benefits of using > open source tools for more effectively teaching programming concepts. That would be great. But the problem I expect is that, would the Dean/Principal/Admin of the schools we are planning to visit allow us to conduct this kind of project? I expect most of them are very closed minded to Micro$oft just like most of us who are also closed minded to Linux. > ... just a thought =) A nice thought! =) --- Marvin T. Pascual Analyst/Programmer Bureau of Internal Revenue Tel. # (+63-2) 929-7676 local 7068 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
