MicroSoft Licesing and Budget Trouble for the Schools
The MicroSoft started their pinch on TN Schools,
The "Regional Partners" and the "MS Inside Sales Executive" call the
schools, one by one, and forcing them to buy MS licese for OS and Office
applications, a Minimum of Rs. 6 lakhs.
Already the schools are not giving sufficient Salary for the Staff, if this
expenses are added , then the situvation will be pathetic.
If i am correct, as per TN Govt School Syllabus, the schools should have MS
Win XP [ or Win 7 ] home edition license for 10 computers along with MS
office Home/ Student Edition. approximately 1 lakh,
where as many schools have more than 40 computers , so the budget is around
4 lakhs.
When one school member replied as "Here after,we will not use MS products,
so you will not touble us ?" then MS men replied "This is for the already
used software "?!!!" Also he added " How will you teach without MS products
?????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!".
As per the current TN Syllabus , for 10th Std, There is no computer science.
for 12th Std( only for Computer Sc. Group,) StarOffice and C++ required.
[ Turbo C is needed, "gcc" is not practised / not accepted ]
In 11th Std, Computer Sc. Group , Windows XP is needed.
What is the Solution ?
# Format Everything and Go for any GNU/Linux [ i prefere Mint ]
# Use any "Turbo C" like complier / or train in gcc
Is it necesary to for the "Already Used MS" products ?
OR ANY OTHER SOLUTION ?
thiagu