Re: [Fsfe-uk] Re: Schools etc. [was:RE: accu-general: Where to setup web site]

[Ramanan Selvaratnam]

Paul wrote:

> Hi,
>
>  
>
> > > I don't think private companies are a good idea.
> > >      
> > Why not? We are a private company and we are more able and less
> > expensive than a lot of public sector provision that actually insists
> > schools don#t use free software.
> >    
>
> Yours is a private company working in the education sector. One of the
> ideas floated by the current Govt is to have the likes of McDonalds or
> even MS working in schools - that is, companies who don't know the first
> thing about how education works 
Hold on.
These are not just private companies.
These are well known villains ...one a convicted criminal .... who do 
not respect their users freedom.
Reckless multinational  is more fitting.

> (much like the Government!)
Hmm...

When I hear of a private company I think in terms of what Ian is 
reffering to.

> [...]
>
> > Why Sony? What the f do they know about education?
[...]

> I used Sony for two reasons. First is that in education, Sony is willing
> to give away hardware for teaching purposes for nothing and secondly as
> they are probably the best company for marketting in the world. It was
> once said that if the next product Sony made was a cardboard box with a
> hole in the bottom, that a month after the launch, everyone would be
> using them!
>  
I will not want my kids to use such ______...nor would I want them to  
use  what  the Beckahams squeal over the  adverts .....
Education should be treated more respectfully IMHO if not as something 
very sacred.
Businesses that live off it should pay greater attention than usual to 
respect the freedoms of the end users.
Surely, whether these businesses are private or not is non issue, here.


Regards,

Ramanan