Monthly Archives: June 2011

Free or open source for students?

Posted on 2011/06/27 by mokurai

From the BytesForAll mailing list, quoting the Indian newspaper The Hindu. This does not mention OLPC or Sugar Labs by name, but otherwise it is spot  on. Now we have to tell them about Free OERs in addition to Free … Continue reading →

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Dividing the World in One

Posted on 2011/06/21 by mokurai

Warning: N-bombs below. On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 14:37, Satish Jha <satish.jha@gmail.com> wrote: The article [quoted below] is a testament to the causes of India’s poverty on every front, including IT. However, India seemingly has a much better information … Continue reading →

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The Dead Hand in Education

Posted on 2011/06/14 by mokurai

On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 10:06, Michael Gurstein wrote to bytesforall_readers@yahoogroups.com: There may be some interest in this context… The Dead Hand of (Western) Academe: Community Informatics in a Less Developed Country Context I’m just back from a variety … Continue reading →

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