[puduvailug] Free Laptops from TN Government - Choice of OS

From: Prasanna Venkadesh <prasmailme@xxxxxxxxx>
To: puduvailug <puduvailug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, vlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:41:26 +0530

As per the Vow of Government of Tamil Nadu’s Election Campaign our Tamil
Nadu Chief Minister Ms. Jayalalitha, has ordered ELCOT to get Tender for
manufacturing Laptops for School and College Students for distributing it
for free.

Here is the Tender Notice :
http://www.tenders.tn.gov.in/pubnowtend/uploaded/TD_elc58921_tn_laptop_scheme.pdf

In the above file the page 57 says

” Pre-Loaded Dual Booting – Windows Starter with 1-Year Anti-virus Licence &
Linux. “

Now the Question is ” Is that Windows Operating System really Necessary ?“.
The reason for being said is below:

1. Features of Windows Starter Edition:
No Aero (transparent glass like borders on windows).
No wallpaper or visual layout customization, 2 GB memory limit, No mobile
center, No media center.
Depending on the type of video card you have in your notebook (age) it may
not be able to support Aero.
Good only if you run everything in a web browser.

Note: Took from Microsoft website:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/what-is-the-difference-between-windows-7-and/a0fc7238-320f-4a74-80d5-7ceb0d6e3699<http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/what-is-the-difference-between-windows-7-and/a0fc7238-320f-4a74-80d5-7ceb0d6e3699>

2. With Windows Starter Edition College Students could not be able to
Install Visual Studio (also called as .net) which is very essential tool for
Windows application Developments for both Desktop and Web. No support for
ASP.NET

3. Anti-Virus License for Protection of Windows System against Virus is only
for 1-year. After 1-year what are they going to do?
Crack softwares from Internet? Software Piracy (one form of Corruption) ?
This will lead to an initial step of students community being become a part
of Corruption by thefting the Softwares form internet that violates the Law
and EULA(End User Licence Agreement) of the Software Vendor.

4. The Tender has qouted for 9.12 lakhs laptop to be manufactured and
distributed, if this is the case think about this:
a. Microsoft Windows Starter Edition would cost Rs. 1000
b. So installing Windows in 9,00,000 Laptops would cost 9,00,000 * 1000 =
90,00,00,000 i.e (90 Crores). + Hardware Cost. It could go beyond 100
Crores.

Advantages of Linux being only used:
1. Operating System cost – Rs.0/- only. (Rs. 90 Crores Saved)
2. Immune to Viruses, No need for any Anti-virus (Highly Secured Operating
System).
3. Thousands of Free Softwares for each category from School children to
Engineering Students to use, completely free.
4. Specific Distribution of Linux for School Students called as SCHOOL OS (
http://schoolos.org) comes with pre-installed educational tools.
5. Freedom to study,modify and distribute the source code.
6. Right to Share any of your content to anyone for infinite number of
times.

Members of ILUG-Chennai from IIT has already started their Campaign and its
time for us to do it.

” TamilNadu Government(2011-2016) gives free laptops to students community,
and we hope the same will be followed in the choice of Operating Systems.
Free in Linux means:- Freedom to use, Freedom in Software, Freedom to share,
Freedom to Distribute. “

–JaiHindh ( Vote for Anti-Corruption ), Go Open Source the FOSS way!!!
–regards, PuduvaiLUG Team

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Regards,
Prasanna Venkadesh
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