nanbudh wrote:

Hi everyone,
I am a hobbyist using ubuntu, dapper drake and i have found it to be
very good, very likeable. I am in teaching profession and i would like
to do something to promote linux in general,ubuntu in particular as
well as other open source packages like Open Office, firefox, Gaim,
Gimp etc amongst lay computer users, people like me who are not in
computer stream, students especially. It would be so good if Panjab
university
incorporates Open Office along with MSOffice in its courses. They
argue that we have to teach what is common all around. I wonder if
something can be done to change this situation? i would be willing to
chip in time and effort. Please give your ideas and suggestions, lets
have a discussion on this. How about preparing a document which can be
got printed and distributed to principals, Vice Chancellor, professors
or general student community?

regards
nanbudh

Hi, nanbudh,
I strongly agree with you and your ideas. well , it seems rather difficult to switch to open office in the academia in one way through the reason specified by the  officials and also open office finds compatiblitity concerns in some respects. Thirdly you wanna introduce open source software learning to the non-computer students---Even newbie computer students are findin it quite difficult to understand MS-Office at a begginners level then how can you expect non-computer students to learn Linux and open source soft. which is even complicated. Now Here are some suggestions:-

1.  spread the use of open source software and Linux amongst  interested persons.

2. Secondly,  make it more convenient, resource free through programming like Windows
3. Software outsourcing through the medium of websites should be done.
4. Promote the most popular and well known open source softwares  free to download online.

Regards
Raghav Jha
DCSA, Panjab University Chandigarh