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Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 16:49:49 -0800 (PST)
From: Krishna Pagadala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Fsf-friends] Please Help
Hi All,
Can somebody help Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS)
http://www.freedominfo.org/case/mkss/mkss.htm and National Campaign for
People's Right to Information (NCPRI) http://www.righttoinformation.info/,
and maybe even Right to Food Campaign http://righttofoodindia.org/ make a
transition to GNU/Linux.
I think (but am not sure) that most of their computer work is done in Delhi,
so can somebody from Delhi please volunteer to help. I am thinking that we
should first transition them over to using free software applications
running on Window$, and then once they are comfortable and trained on
GNU/Linux applications switch them over to Free Software.
Excerpt from Aruna Roy's email to me "Much as we all want to use
Linux, we have to be trained to us it and understand the use of such
software. There has to be a team that comes to educate us!"
Thanks
Krishna
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Date: 28 Dec 2004 05:49:44 -0000
From: "Kanti Jadia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Fsf-friends] Please Help
Hi,
It depends on the way people look at it . The Transition to GNU/Linux is
gradual and cannot be achieved by a team visiting each of these
organizations. The way i think it would work is these organizations putting
a team which works with the local GLUG (Do they have volunteers?). This way
they can get their issues clarified. But if you look at it the other way. Is
everybody in these organizations proficient in using computers ? Are they
still at the curve of learning (learning computers is a lifelong process).
So they need to be able to get GNU/Linux work for them in order to make them
productive.
Starting on Windows and then transition them with the same set of
applications should be an absolute NO.Let them identify people who are
inclined to take the activity up in the organizations.Rest all will follow.
For the initial push.
1. Attend the latest GLUG meet in the nearest city.
my 2 cents
Kanti
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