Rahul Rai wrote:
I agree with venkatesh.. the reason for posting this article from "THE HINDU" is that there will be discussion.. and in this election season, we must know whom we vote for.. Hw our objectives will be fulfilled and we must fight for our rights..
I agree that these politicians have promised us and nt delivered.. if v start to tell v ll nt care fr them than i think we are like them.. LAZY and IGNORANT...
guys we must stand up and say "U(Politicians) cnt take us for a ride". I second with venky on this
Everything finally boils down to how the elected representatives who head the Central and State Governments will react when M/s Moneybags Inc. promise investment worth millions of $$ into the country or a particular state for creating jobs and promoting computer literacy. Shelling out Govt. funds to promote FOSS is another story.
I was wondering if big corporates like RedHat could use the RHCE model to promote computer education at the school level. They can introduce a light weight course and official certification for learning Linux right from school level. Some goodies could be offered to students who do well in the exams. Their representatives can approach schools and promote this standard curriculum individually to different schools. Already many computer institutes have mushroomed everywhere offering RHCE courses. With a corporate giant stepping in, the principals and management will be convinced much better. The company can promote the virtues of FOSS by focusing on the legal problems of using pirated software and the fact that students can practice computers at home without having to invest a bomb on different proprietary software like OS, Office, Graphics etc.