[FSFTN] Free or open source for students?

[Shrinivasan T]

The Hindu covers the need of open source in the free laptops.

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/internet/article2137184.ece

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From: Sundaram Ramachandran <sundaram.ramachandran at kggroup.com>
Date: Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 8:58 PM
Subject: [ilugcbe] Free or open source for students?
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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.

It is unfortunate that while in the West, the dependence on
proprietary software is decreasing, the developing countries are
giving in to predatory marketing tactics, says Atul Chitnis,
consulting technologist and founder, FOSS.In.

Kerala has 600 open source learning centres across 14 districts,
offering specialised training in animation, graphics and multimedia on
open source technologies, apart from regular education.

S. Shanu, convener of the Free Software Foundation, Tamil Nadu, says
linguistic flexibility is a big advantage of free software. The
culture of innovation and community-based support systems can
transform the way students think.

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/internet/article2137184.ece

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