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Software Freedom Day 2022
About Software Freedom Day SFD is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). The goal in this celebration is to educate the worldwide public about the benefits of using high quality FOSS in education, in government, at home, and in business — in short, everywhere! The non-profit organization Software Freedom International coordinates…
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Why Educational Institutions Should Use and Teach Free Software
“Schools should teach their students to be citizens of a strong, capable, independent and free society.” These are the main reasons why universities and schools of all levels should use exclusively Free Software. Sharing Schools should teach the value of sharing by setting an example. Free software supports education by allowing the sharing of knowledge…
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The Education System in India
by Dr. V. Sasi Kumar In the Beginning In ancient times, India had the Gurukula system of education in which anyone who wished to study went to a teacher’s (Guru) house and requested to be taught. If accepted as a student by the guru, he would then stay at the guru’s place and help in…