[OSGeo Africa] Department of Basic Education bans Free and Open Source Software in SA Schools...

[Chris]

    Gavin ,

    One wonders what software system schools will be using to teach anything 
    spatial -- Cartography , GIS / Remote-Sensing etc etc

    Perhaps I am not remiss in putting ESRI in the same context as M$ ?
    ( Both dominate their markets )

    Does anyone know ?

    Chris Moore   
    [there are too many Chris's -- maybe I am going to change my name  :--))]


> On 11/10/2013 17:34, E. Ndava wrote:

> > A bit OT but makes for interesting reading...

> > http://dkeats.com/index.php?module=blog&action=viewsingle&postid=gen21Sr
> > v8Nme0_40332_1381256759&userid=7050120123

On 11 Oct 2013 at 22:46, Gavin Fleming wrote:

> Not so OT as with the new GIS and RS CAPS (syllabus) being
> assessed at Gr 12 for the first time next year, schools need to get into
> GIS and we have to ensure that FOSS GIS takes on the mainstream role and
> protect against similar insidious moves.

> It is worse than the Limpopo textbook saga and I urge all of you who feel
> strongly about this to rustle up some activism here. I think some serious
> investigative journalism is needed to blow open what is patently
> corruption and that will cause even more damage to an already decrepit
> education system.

> Gavin

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