On Mon, 9 Jan 2006, Rahul Sundaram wrote:
I am sure similar efforts can be done for other regions too if not
already. This might be one of the key areas where better advocacy
targeting the top level decision makers is required. A grassroots
approach tends to fail. Students in general have no say in what the
College/School administration decides. Even if they personally choose
Linux, it might not impact their career as long as the education is
rooted in learning proprietary products instead of underlying concepts.
+1
That we should invest is obvious. The harder part is deciding to
invest
where it makes a high impact. This is where local ambassadors who better
understand the regional culture and requirements better can make a big
difference. That means all of the Fedora ambassadors here have to step
up to the needful.
+1
"Linux in education" is a great idea in theory. In practice, it's an
*extremely* political exercise.
Still, all ideas are better than no ideas.
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