How about creating a sales kit (sans cost of sales) for promoting Linux in
Schools? Of course, this has to be an end to end solution promotion. ie
should also include attaching a hardware and Li support organisation.



On Saturday 27 November 2004 16:44, linux_schools wrote:
> <lxn_mon@y...> wrote:
> > Dear Herald
> > Any change is difficult. We should be feel good that
> > at least 3 schools are using Linux. At IIM, Ahmedabad
> > we also have been trying to promote FOSS in many
> > schools. Would you believe that more than 150
> > principals of top schools of the country have been
> > given presentations and CDs, but not much
> > breakthroughs. I believe we should keep trying and at
> > one point it is going to take off. Then nothing can
> > stop it. We also must understand why schools are not
> > going for FOSS inspite of so much advantages and try
> > to work upon them.
> >
> > All the best. Laxman
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> Hello Laxman
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> I agree with you totally.
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> We have to keep trying. Otherwise I would have stopped maintaining
> this group
> long back.
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> Schools are the right place to promote Linux. Engineering Colleges are
> too difficult for promoting Linux. It is because they are already
> habituated to Windows.
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> Thats why I started this group to baptize the school children with
> Linux rather than trying to convert them to Linux when they are in
> College. Conversion to Linux is a very controvertial topic and is very
> difficult to do, just like religious conversions.
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> I am really happy that at least 3 schools are using Linux in Hyderabad
> (But was hoping for at least 10 in 1 year) . Also happy that I was able to
> compile a Free Software CD full of Educational softwares and the like
> for schools and colleges, which was a requirement & result of Vande
> Mataram high school implementation.
>
> Its called Linvertor.
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> Cheers
> Herald.
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Regards,
Arjun Asthana

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