[Sussex] Re: [lugmaster] Free Software and education

[Gareth ABLETT]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Smedley" <richard.smedley at futurenet.co.uk>
To: <lugmaster at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 12:32 PM
Subject: [lugmaster] Free Software and education


> Hello everyone,
>
> I'd be grateful if you'd forward this to your LUGs -
> I'd also be interested to hear of any experiences
> (negative or positive) that anyone has had in
> talking to schools about using Free Software.
>
> - Richard
> richard at sc.lug.org.uk
>
>
>
>
>
> http://mailman.fsfeurope.org/pipermail/press-release/2003q1/000048.html :
>
>    FSF Europe welcomes the TUX&GNU at school  column
>
> January, 7th 2003
> Hamburg/Essen/Valais
>
>    The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Europe officially welcomes Mario
>    Fux' TUX&GNU at school <mailto:GNU at school> column whose future editions
will be published
>    under the umbrella of the FSF Europe.
>
>    Each edition of the column contains a presentation of a Free
educational
>    software program, valuable tips to web sites that deal with Free
Software
>    and education, user testimonies as well as suggestions for new small
>    programs for pupils and teachers. All editions will be published in
>    German and English first.
>
>    The FSF Europe provides infrastructure and an organizational framework,
>    such as web space and mailing lists for lectors and translators. With
>    this support, Mario Fux continues to write his column. The column is
>    free documentation and the GNU Free Documentation License (GNU
>    FDL) and will be developed in an open manner. In consequence, any
>    interested person can work on the project as a lector or translator.
>
>    TUX&GNU at school <mailto:GNU at school> is a logical step to extend the
promotion of Free Software
>    in the educational sector. Mario Fux emphasizes: "GNU/Linux and Free
>    Software in schools have become at least as viable as proprietary
>    software in the meantime" and continues: "I'm again and again surprised
>    how big the choice of Free educational programs is", contradicting
>    critics of Free Software who often claim a lack of applications for
>    the GNU platform.
>
>    Also the didactic and social aspects of the use of Free Software in
>    schools are of special importance:
>    "In the past, computer science education has concentrated too much
>    teaching products instead of comprehension", says Georg C.F. Greve,
>    President of the FSF Europe. Greve continues: "Free Software enables
>    the interactive understanding of outer and inner workings of a computer
>    and furthermore ensures an equality of chances for all pupils".
>
>    The FSF Europe thanks Mario Fux for his hitherto efforts and looks
>    forward to his future editions, which are available at
>    http://www.fsfeurope.org/education/tgs/ .
>
> About the Free Software Foundation Europe
>
>    The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSF Europe) is a charitable
>    non-governmental organization dedicated to all aspects of Free
>    Software in Europe. Access to software determines who may participate
>    in a digital society. Therefore the freedoms to use, copy, modify and
>    redistribute software - as described in the Free Software definition -
>    allow equal participation in the information age. Creating awareness
>    for these issues, securing Free Software politically and legally, and
>    giving people freedom by supporting development of Free Software are
>    central issues of the FSF Europe, which was founded in 2001 as the
>    European sister organization of the Free Software Foundation in the
>    United States.
>
>    http://www.fsfeurope.org
>
> Contact
>
>    FSF Europe:
>    Georg C. F. Greve   <greve at fsfeurope.org <mailto:greve at fsfeurope.org>>
>    phone: +49-40-23809080
>    fax:   +49-40-23809081
>
>    TUX&GNU at school  column:
>    Mario Fux           <foxman at lugo.ch <mailto:foxman at lugo.ch>>
>
>
>
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