On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Roy Ong <[email protected]> wrote: > society = singapore society ... not lugs :P
When I meant society , I was talking about oss.asia. Guess we talked the same word but different targets. > > > On Fri, 2009-06-05 at 10:39 +0800, Billy AM wrote: > > Society? Huh? I didn't meant the Group. I was talking about SIM not > > doing anything. I told them to at least put up a few old computers > > with Linux loaded near the Lifts. And set up some Linux machines in > > Library. And I could even help them with starting up SIM Linux Group. > > All those are things they can do without lifting a finger. Lift area > > always had advertisements about courses and such that almost every > > students see. > > > > What I am trying to say is , if they are so enthu about the whole OSS > > then they could at least have done such things that cost nothing , its > > their building after all and used computers are everywhere , and could > > be set up and removed effortlessly. They are not. Every computers in > > SIM uses MS and Microsoft Office. All. If you go to SIM and look > > around , there is no OSS in the air. At least in Polys and Unis there > > are a few computer labs or a few machines with Linux or openoffice > > loaded for students to try. > > > > To end my rant , I see almost no commitment for OSS in most > > educational institutions here. Its all student led clubs and > > societities. If they want people to be trained in OSS then for > > goodness sake , tell people about it. Shout about how good is OSS. If > > not , they are into OSS as Microsoft is. > > > > regards > > Billy > > > > On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Roy Ong <[email protected]> wrote: > > Blame the society for being driven by $$$? Love and fresh air > > can only > > take you so far. We still want the beer and the pizza don't > > we? :P > > > > IMHO, its heartening to see more options for one to be > > educated and > > exposed to FOSS - UniSim, Singapore Poly, Temasek Poly, > > Republic Poly, > > ITEs (to name a few) are all getting into the act. They need > > all the > > support they are can get. More options for education means > > more choices > > for the masses and these educational institutes are prepared > > to put FOSS > > into the hands of the students and to me, that is commendable. > > They are > > prepared to arm their students with all the relevant industry > > practices > > and give their students a head-start with FOSS. > > > > Or would you rather see a fresh grad that can only tell > > you ... > > "Go to the bottom left hand corner and click the START button" > > "BSOD, no problem, press the power button and everything will > > be fine" > > > > Encourage. Tell others about the choices they have in > > education. > > Remember, these fresh graduates may one day be a > > decision-maker. They > > might not be able to influence the decisions now, but in time, > > some of > > them will have that responsibility and I would want them to be > > touch by > > FOSS as early as possible. > > > > > > On Fri, 2009-06-05 at 08:38 +0800, Billy AM wrote: > > > I managed to talked to them during OSSPAC this year and no > > reply from > > > them so far. They are half-half people. They can't decide > > whether OSS > > > will work but then they want to be at forefront if it > > happens. So they > > > only hold talks but will not spend a single dime unless > > dollars are > > > sure to come out from it. Forget about SIM. > > > > > > regards > > > Billy > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Harish Pillay > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > seen this? > > > > http://www.oss.asia/ > > > > http://www.pr.com/press-release/155761 > > > > > > > > > First time seeing it. > > > > > > > Anyone from SIM University in the list? > > > > > > > > > Kim Chew? Comments? > > > > > > Harish > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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