<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Dear Adi,<div><br></div><div>As a fellow "communist" trying to survive on a start-up business, I've also signed the petition! I cannot begin to afford ESRI or many proprietary programming and database products. I would have rather kids learn Python programming and Libre or Open Office instead of MS Office. Sorry to everybody for supporting this spam but I for one am glad you sent the link out.</div><div><br></div><div>With this new policy I can see a future with my boys being taught Python at home and Delphi in school--although confusing for them, in the end, they'll benefit!</div><div><br></div><div>Charles Rethman</div><div><br><div><div>On 01 Nov 2013, at 3:27 PM, Adi Eyal <<a href="mailto:adi@burgercom.co.za">adi@burgercom.co.za</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">Hi All<div><br></div><div>Apologies for the spam. Following the heated discussions on these mailing lists and the subsequent meeting at the Cape Town Chamber of Commerce, an online petition has been created to petition the use of Delphi in schools. Personally, I object to the use of MS Office and would prefer a petition against the use of proprietary software in schools in general but this is a good start. In reality, this may not result in any real change. It is important, that as a community, we raise our voices against a poorly made policy decision that has far reaching repercussions. </div>
<div><br></div><div>I am of course assuming that you disagree with the policy. If you don't, I apologise in advance. Feel free to call me a communist or whatever you think is an appropriate insult. If you're a communist, I apologise in advance.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div>Adi <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Lianne du Toit</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lianne@siliconcape.com">lianne@siliconcape.com</a>></span><br>
Date: 1 November 2013 14:39<br>Subject: Fwd: Changing IT curriculum to Delphi: online petition<br>To: Adi Eyal <<a href="mailto:adi@burgercom.co.za">adi@burgercom.co.za</a>>, Graeme Barnes <<a href="mailto:graeme.barnes@vulcanlabs.com">graeme.barnes@vulcanlabs.com</a>><br>
<br><br><div dir="ltr">Hi Adi, <div><br></div><div>Can we get this out there if possible?<br><br><div><div style="font-size:13px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
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Date: Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 9:27 AM<br>Subject: RE: Changing IT curriculum to Delphi: online petition<br>To: Roderick Lim Banda <<a href="mailto:rodericklb@gmail.com" target="_blank">rodericklb@gmail.com</a>><br>Cc: Graeme Barnes <<a href="mailto:graeme.barnes@vulcanlabs.com" target="_blank">graeme.barnes@vulcanlabs.com</a>>, Darin Morris <<a href="mailto:darin@fullscap.com" target="_blank">darin@fullscap.com</a>>, Bronwen Kausch <<a href="mailto:bronwen@capechamber.co.za" target="_blank">bronwen@capechamber.co.za</a>>, Lianne Toit <<a href="mailto:lianne@siliconcape.com" target="_blank">lianne@siliconcape.com</a>>, Paul Esselaar <<a href="mailto:paul@ea.law.za" target="_blank">paul@ea.law.za</a>><br>
<br><br><div lang="EN-ZA" link="blue" vlink="purple"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Dear All<br><br>I’ve just signed the petition "Re-evaluate the implementation plan for standardising to Delphi over Java" on <a href="http://Change.org">Change.org</a>.<br>
<br>It's important. Please also consider signing it. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Here's the link:<br><br><a href="http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/re-evaluate-the-implementation-plan-for-standardising-to-delphi-over-java?share_id=mRYWuUhzho&utm_campaign=signature_receipt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petition" target="_blank">http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/re-evaluate-the-implementation-plan-for-standardising-to-delphi-over-java?share_id=mRYWuUhzho&utm_campaign=signature_receipt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petition</a><br>
<br>Thanks!<br><br>Mike</span><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></font></span></p></div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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