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Re: [ILUG-GOA] New Users: Linux Distribution suggestions

On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 8:52 PM, Mahesh T. Pai <paivakil@...> wrote:
> Dhaval Giani said on Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 10:01:26PM +0530,:
>
>  > Well, if we are going to have syllabus for schools which is
>  > dependent on proprietary software, we have other bigger problems to
>  > worry about..
>
> You already have. KV follows the CBSE, right?
>

Yes.

> And that is what I wanted to bring your attention to.
>
> There was a call on the one of the ilug lists, probably ilug-delhi
> list, for help on getting CBSE throw off the proprietary yoke, but
> unfortunately, there was no useful response; at least, on public
> mailing lists.
>

links? I would like more details. I know principals, and can really
discuss it with them to start bringing it to the attention of KVS and
hopefully of CBSE

Dhaval



Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:44 pm

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Hi folks, I had a the chance to visit my old school (the KV at vasco :-) ) yesterday, and spent a while talking with the principal (who was one of my teachers...
Dhaval Giani
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Nov 16, 2011
9:22 am

... Some teacher will have a powerpoint presentation with silly effects or fonts and will demonstrate that he/she can't use LibreOffice/OpenOffice. And the...
Anil Seth
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Nov 16, 2011
9:48 am

... ah, but that is where education comes in. Seriously, if that is going to be the objection, then we really need better objections :-). ... I am talking...
Dhaval Giani
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Nov 17, 2011
5:53 pm

... Try Debian's edu packages. Or the Government of Kerala's IT@SCHOOL Cd. I guess they have an online support group somewhere. If you cannot find any online...
Mahesh T. Pai
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Nov 16, 2011
3:49 pm

... Well, if we are going to have syllabus for schools which is dependent on proprietary software, we have other bigger problems to worry about.. Dhaval...
Dhaval Giani
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Nov 16, 2011
4:31 pm

... You already have. KV follows the CBSE, right? And that is what I wanted to bring your attention to. There was a call on the one of the ilug lists, probably...
Mahesh T. Pai
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Nov 17, 2011
3:22 pm

... Yes. ... links? I would like more details. I know principals, and can really discuss it with them to start bringing it to the attention of KVS and ...
Dhaval Giani
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Nov 17, 2011
3:44 pm
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