On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 12:36 PM, Milind Oka oak445@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all,
In reply to my letter, SSC/HSC board had assured to implement the open source policy in School Education. (Letter dated 19-05-2016) They only put footnotes in Syllabus that "open source software can be used in the ICT". Of course convincing Schools and Jr Colleges to adopt FOSS on the basis of this letter and footnotes would not have been possible. So I called it as "Symbolic Exit of Microsoft".
First of all congratulations on your achievement; keep carrying the torch of enlightenment!
Rather than say "Symbolic Exit of Microsoft" (it won't happen) I would rather say it is "One big step for FOSS kind" (modified quote of Astronaut Neil Armstrong walking on the moon) in the Maharashtra Secondary School. The FOSS community has to show an "alternate technology." To pique the interests of the young minds, we need to show them the value (monetary benefits). Only then will they accept it i.e. well paying jobs with Python/PHP etc. skill set with companies like Google, FB, Amazon, Flipkart etc. Throwing an idea -- let them create their own web site with a small CMS and see the results.
IMHO, stay away from points like it is *free* -- most people don't care (from my experience).
My two cents.
Best -- Arun Khan