On Thu, Dec 20, 2001 at 12:25:47PM +0800, Paolo Alexis Falcone wrote: > This should not be only about Linux, but free software and open-source > software in general. The university should be a bastion of academic freedom, > and that freedom doesn't come in a platform that continues to dumb down the > user and the tools, which in effect doesn't offer freedom. It should be free > and open source software at the start - like employing Python and use of the > GNU compiler collection and utilities in programming classes, PostgreSQL and > MySQL for databases, etc... By starting early on and explaining its merits at > the start, using free software would not sound to be forced down to the > throats of the students. But that's just my opinion, as I'm still just a > student after all...
True! That is how the free software concept started. Now to inculcate it across the different schools... let's go for a PLUG project? > Some of my colleagues who graduated already from the CS program and are into > business employing free and open source technologies also recommended > learning how to use the Qt library routines as opposed to the traditional > Motif. Anyway, PLUGers can give more sound and experienced opinion since many > of its members are longer in the industry than I would ever be, and have > employed such solutions in real life situations. >From a prospective employee's perspective, a resume filled with real-life free software experience is definitely a plus. From the business/macro- economic perspective, free software not only saves money remitted to the US for MS licenses (or bad will on MS/BSA due to piracy), but is also an opportunity to make revenues and profits using talent as capital. _ 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]
