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> Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>>
>>> Free or open source for students?
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| Recent discussions on which software package to
>>>| be incorporated in the free laptops to be
>>>| distributed to students this year in Tamil Nadu have
>>>| highlighted the attempts across the country to promote
>>>| the use of Free and Open Source Software in education and
>>>| other fields.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/internet/article2137184.ece
>>
>> The stack of free software for school education is so huge that it does
>> not need a learning management system or specially designed tools for
>> building it, say experts.
>
>
> That is just an utterly bruising and astonishing
> statement for anyone from a 'third world facility'
> to be imposing on others reading the article.
>
> It is a sign of the times and what utter power house
> Linux is in the hands of those who are able to better use it.
>
> The article also said:
>
> "Training of teachers can go on simultaneously, says Mr. Anvar, recalling
> his experience of training more than 10,000 teachers in a month through
> videoconferencing facilitated by the open source environment."
>
> So Linux and open source again shows what utter power house it is in the
> hands of those better able to use it, as they use to self booting others
> through its built in features.
>
> Defending Linux and open source is defending livelihood for these
> budding teachers and engineers.
It also improves job prospects for the students.
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~~ Best of wishes
Dr. Roy S. Schestowitz (Ph.D. Medical Biophysics), Imaging Researcher
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