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Hey what's happening in the discussion?
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 Prabhu Ramachandran wrote :
"SK" == Sriram Krishnan <ksriram@xxxxxxx> writes:
>> using XXX hardcore porn videos to give sex education to
>> students.
>>
>>
>> "Srirams" and "salespeoples" of the world might argue that its
>> the same and even better ...<snip>
SK> Huh? Microsoft and porn? This is the silliest comparison I
SK> have seen. For your information, proprietary tools are used by
SK> a majority of the world's computing population today, whatever
SK> be the merits of open source. Our syllabi are full of
SK> proprietary tools - we use them in our labs, everywhere. Do
SK> you want people to stop studying about the Intel 8086
SK> processor now since its from Intel?
Hmm, an interesting paraphrasing of your words follows (don't take
this seriously):
For your information, porn is used by a majority of the world's
computing population today, whatever be the merits of virtue and
vice. Many hard-diks are full of pr0n - it is used everywhere,
in hard disks in VCD's, in pictures and in advertisements. Do
you want people to stop studying about the human body now since
its used by the porn industry?
Therefore, it is acceptable if porn can be used in schools to teach
students about the human body, eh? ;-)
>> Lets not be blinded to the true motive of greedy corporations.
SK> Like Prabhu said in his reply, every company wants to make
SK> money.Period. If they don't , then they betray the trust of
SK> their shareholders and other people involved with the
SK> company. How did wanting to make money ever become evil (as
SK> people don't want any corporations involved with academics at
SK> all)?
Whatever happened to responsible business? Making money per say is
not evil, its how you make it that matters.
>> If you have good basic skills and fundamentals picking any
>> supposedly "Industry Tool" is just matter of couple of weeks.
SK> Read
SK>
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/printerFriendly/articles/LordPalmerston.html
[...]
SK> Though the article is mostly about Windows(he does talk about
SK> free software too) , the argument could be easily extended to
SK> any programming platform out there ..be it Gnome or XUL or
SK> whatever.
That was precisely my point. However by itself, this has little to do
with what school policy should be.
cheers,
prabhu
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