16 Oct
2003
16 Oct
'03
2:36 p.m.
There are reports that Indiaoptions.com that has been quite regular in
advertising on RHCE courses, are giving confusing remarks on GNU and
other related technologies. The first case was reported from the
presentation held by the Thrissur centre and now the Kozhikode centre
also appears to have made similar remarks.
In a fair game, as a defender of proprietary software, attacking the
Free Software could be OK, but when it happens under the pretext of
offering courses and conducting seminars on Free Software, perhaps the
strategy should be aptly called unethical.
Does anyone here know more on this company, its dealings and its
intentions ? Or is it a new found strategy of M$ ?
CK Raju
Thrissur
16 Oct
16 Oct
10:57 p.m.
Hello,
There are reports that Indiaoptions.com that has been
quite regular in
advertising on RHCE courses, are giving confusing remarks on GNU and
other related technologies.
Could you please explain what the problem is ?
The first case was reported from the
presentation held by the Thrissur centre and now the Kozhikode centre
also appears to have made similar remarks.
What are the remarks ? Please explain about their unethical behaviour so
that we would know what's happening.
Thanks,
Lenish
17 Oct
17 Oct
3:34 a.m.
On Thu, Oct 16, 2003 at 08:06:49PM +0530, CK Raju wrote:
>>There are reports that Indiaoptions.com that
has been quite regular
>>in advertising on RHCE courses, are giving confusing remarks on GNU
>>and other related technologies. The first case was reported from
>>the presentation held by the Thrissur centre and now the Kozhikode
>>centre also appears to have made similar remarks.
Could you point out a few of them. I know the guy who organized those
programs. Of-course, Indiaoptions is a company intended to make
money, and not for advocating Free Software philosophies. They are
now partners for providing RHCE certification.
But if any one try to spread wrong information, that should be
prevented, since it can create false ideas about this great movement.
>>In a fair game, as a defender of proprietary
software, attacking
>>the Free Software could be OK, but when it happens under the
>>pretext of offering courses and conducting seminars on Free
>>Software, perhaps the strategy should be aptly called unethical.
What I heard is that those seminars where conducted as a part of their
advertising. There is nothing against Free Software. They want to make
money, thats all.
What else we can expect from such institutes. IAC, most of the Indian
computer institutes do more or less the same thing. It's because the
faculty/management is less knowledgeable.
See this mail.
---------------- (Quoting from ILUG-Chennai) ---------------------
kannan manoharan [10/6/2003 8:19 PM] :
Hi everyone
i am kannan
i am working in NIIT T.Nagar
i want to install linux as server
any one can help me by giving the steps
steps wants to be in detail
this is urgent so i can handle the class easily
One minute... you are going to TEACH a linux course at NIIT?
Well, why not? The last NIIT "linux faculty" guy that I saw posting
on linux-india-help asked "how do I compile a C program on linux?"
Suresh Ramasubramanian <linux(a)frodo.hserus.net>
---------------- (Quoting from ILUG-Chennai) ---------------------
Regards
--
.''`. Dileep M. Kumar <dileep(a)kumarayil.net>
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