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On 04/07/2016 06:14 AM, Guido Arnold wrote:
Hello,
I produced a summary of a longer debate on the German discussion list which addressed a lot of aspects that may be relevant to other European countries. Please comment here on this list or per PM. The text below is also available as a blog post [0].
As distasteful as I find this I think I can see why it is being done. No government wants people coming out of its educational system that are unfamiliar with the "basic" technology in use around the world.
How I would approach this is similar to how religion, et al. are treated in the same schools. Require students on technical tracks to learn how to use (or at least become aware of) another office suite (and maybe operating system as well), and put those touted "standardised files" to the test switching between the two. This could be as simple as introducing SBCs such as the Raspberry Pi or Beaglebone Black to those students.
In theory this should produced well rounded students who are at home in both environments, and if piracy is properly prosecuted the student will see the advantages of the libre environment firsthand...
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