[Devel] Fw: Press Release: FSF Europe welcomes the TUX&GNU@school column

[Aigars Mahinovs <aigarius@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

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Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 12:28:53 +0100
From: Christian Selig <christian.selig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: edu-eu@xxxxxxx, education@xxxxxxx, debian-edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
debian-jr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Press Release: FSF Europe welcomes the TUX&GNU@school column


> http://mailman.fsfeurope.org/pipermail/press-release/2003q1/000048.html
> :
> 
>    FSF Europe welcomes the TUX&GNU@school <mailto:GNU@school> column
> 
> January, 7th 2003
> Hamburg/Essen/Valais
> 
>    The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Europe officially welcomes Mario
>    Fux' TUX&GNU@school <mailto:GNU@school> column whose future
>    editions will be published under the umbrella of the FSF Europe.
> 
>    Each edition of the column contains a presentation of a Free
>    educational software program, valuable tips to web sites that deal
>    with Free Software and education, user testimonies as well as
>    suggestions for new small programs for pupils and teachers. All
>    editions will be published in German and English first.
> 
>    The FSF Europe provides infrastructure and an organizational
>    framework, such as web space and mailing lists for lectors and
>    translators. With this support, Mario Fux continues to write his
>    column. The column is free documentation and the GNU Free
>    Documentation License (GNU FDL) and will be developed in an open
>    manner. In consequence, any interested person can work on the
>    project as a lector or translator.
> 
>    TUX&GNU@school <mailto:GNU@school> is a logical step to extend the
>    promotion of Free Software in the educational sector. Mario Fux
>    emphasizes: "GNU/Linux and Free Software in schools have become at
>    least as viable as proprietary software in the meantime" and
>    continues: "I'm again and again surprised how big the choice of
>    Free educational programs is", contradicting critics of Free
>    Software who often claim a lack of applications for the GNU
>    platform.
> 
>    Also the didactic and social aspects of the use of Free Software in
>    schools are of special importance:
>    "In the past, computer science education has concentrated too much
>    teaching products instead of comprehension", says Georg C.F. Greve,
>    President of the FSF Europe. Greve continues: "Free Software
>    enables the interactive understanding of outer and inner workings
>    of a computer and furthermore ensures an equality of chances for
>    all pupils".
> 
>    The FSF Europe thanks Mario Fux for his hitherto efforts and looks 
> forward
>    to his future editions, which are available at
>    http://www.fsfeurope.org/education/tgs/ .
> 
> About the Free Software Foundation Europe
> 
>    The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSF Europe) is a charitable
>    non-governmental organization dedicated to all aspects of Free
>    Software in Europe. Access to software determines who may
>    participate in a digital society. Therefore the freedoms to use,
>    copy, modify and redistribute software - as described in the Free
>    Software definition - allow equal participation in the information
>    age. Creating awareness for these issues, securing Free Software
>    politically and legally, and giving people freedom by supporting
>    development of Free Software are central issues of the FSF Europe,
>    which was founded in 2001 as the European sister organization of
>    the Free Software Foundation in the United States.
> 
>    http://www.fsfeurope.org
> 
> Contact
> 
>    FSF Europe:
>    Georg C. F. Greve   <greve@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    <mailto:greve@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> phone: +49-40-23809080
>    fax:   +49-40-23809081
> 
>    TUX&GNU@school <mailto:GNU@school> column:
>    Mario Fux           <foxman@xxxxxxx <mailto:foxman@xxxxxxx>>
> 
> 
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    Aigars Mahinovs        mailto:aigarius@xxxxxxxxxx
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