Re: New to the group

[Alceste Scalas]

On Sat, Apr 06, 2002 at 12:03:19PM +0200, Christian Selig wrote:
    > The situation is even worse. There is a Microsoft/Intel
    > partner project "Lernen für die Zukunft" (Teaching for the
    > future), which consists of training materials for MS Windows
    > and MS Office and cheap copies. It is even supported by
    > politicians who view Microsoft as an innovative company with
    > great products. With this initiative, Microsoft tries to
    > secure itself a long-lasting monopoly on the school sector.

Here in Italy, that project  is still reality: Microsoft has started
donating licenses and copies of  its software to schools, and giving
technical training to 5000  teachers (that will spread the Microsoft
Verb and training among their colleagues).

This initiative  is supported  by italian Ministry  for Instruction,
Innovation and Research, and by the Europea Commission.  You can see
it  in the  web site  that describes  the project  (and  offers some
documentation in MS-only formats):

    http://www.apprendereinrete.it

Even if that  page is in written italian, you  can see the Microsoft
and italian ministry logos.

The situation is worrying,  expecially for its possible consequences
on  a   bill  that  supports   Free  Software  on   italian  pubblic
administration,  research, and education  (recently proposed  to the
italian parliament):

    http://www.softwarelibero.it/news/news020315_01.en.txt

Regards,

Alceste
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