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Linux wins over Microsoft in Kerala
Tuesday, 12-September-2006
After reading news on site http://www.financialexpress.com/latest_full_story.php?content_id=138497  
about Kerala logs Microsoft out

"My Thoughts"
First and foremost the state has implemented the rules in schools and at first glance I am happy to know that students will learn and gain additional knowledge. This is cool!. 

But if  Kerala State make statements like "Ban Microsoft"  its very obvious everyone will say, "People should have a choice what they want to learn and not the state." 
I would say the same since I like and appreciate Microsoft products and I don't see any reason to make such statements except Kerala politics behind it. 

M.A. Baby, the state education minister, said, according to the report. “We have not banned Microsoft, but we are against monopolies in any field and will vigorously encourage free software.”   

But the question is does it impact software industry?? Perhaps NO. Software companies are not going to change from Microsoft to Linux. They will continue using technology that has demand in market. 

People in Kerala still have a choice to learn Microsoft; there are lots of training institutes.

Vinod Unny on the other has a good point which sounds logical is that what ever we teach in school should be useful in real World also. There is no point in teaching only Linux if in real world there is demand for Microsoft professionals. I may not agree to his GPL argument fully, because i believe if GPL is so complex then companies won’t prefer Linux platform and hence not to worry on GPL issue.

In my opinion students at early stage should learn windows and as he graduates further he should be trained on Linux too. Later its up to him which career he wants to choose.

If this is implemented then on the contradictory training institutes in Kerala will have good time providing training on Windows and Linux. ; )


I would appreciate and invite my readers to present your opinion on the same

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