Indian Schools Push Open Source OS

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According to Ars Technica Kerala, a state in India, is heavily promoting the use of open-source software, including operating systems.

Although some have erroneously misinterpreted Kerala's endorsement of Linux in the classroom as an outright ban on Microsoft products in education (a misconception that is no doubt fueled by recently imposed bans on Coca-Cola products in Kerala and elsewhere in India), the plan is to encourage Linux adoption rather than enforce it. According to Minister Baby, the government of Kerala is "against monopolies of multinational companies in any sectors, so we would like to provide equal opportunity for both Linux and Windows-Microsoft operating system in the school curriculum... We won't act undemocratically. We are giving options to the students and teachers. They can decide on what tool they want to use."
 
What comes in my mind with this is that this will not only reomve microsoft products but also the teachers, who are teaching about Windows....
 
Not so. Teachers must be students before they can teach. How is this any different for an OS than anything else?
 
Karanislove said:
but it will require a lot of money to teach those teachers....
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Yeah, too bad you can't find free resources to teach you Linux, 'cause man, that'd be great. :smileup:

...Actually, the article says they are not forcing Linux on anybody, or taking away Windows either. They are simply encouraging their schools to leverage the open-source software which is already at their disposal. If they do, it will only help to create jobs, boost the technical level of the average person in the region, and is overall a very progressive step for India to take.
 
Ahh! very true!......I take my words back. I think I need some sleep as I m getting tired of sitting in front of this computer and watching this monitor continously.
 
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