some one from us only will have to handle this subject in another 10 months from now <br><br><a href="http://vtu.ac.in/basic/MCA28.pdf">http://vtu.ac.in/basic/MCA28.pdf</a> -- page 23<br><a href="http://vtu.ac.in/basic/CSEScSy140808.pdf">http://vtu.ac.in/basic/CSEScSy140808.pdf</a> -- page 2 elective 3<br>
<br>apart from these <br><br>I semester all branches will use : <br>Solid Edge ( i tried an alternate version for this for few days -- no alternate found as i have no idea of drawings ) <br>throughout the university students will be running around to take printouts of the drawings made using this software --- this is where we have to start ----------where fresh set of students will have be made aware<br>
<br>I semesters : electronics , Telecom , IT : uses proprietary 8086 / 8085 Simulators<br><br>Few other Proprietary Softwares that are used in many colleges : <br>Mechanical Engineering : AUTOCAD / CAM / CAE , FEA analysis tools ( no alternate found )<br>
Electronics Brach : VHDL, ModelSim -- for these we have alternatives <br>IEM Branch : Systat , Statfit ( R is the alternative ) SCM Simulation tools , HR Tools <br>Electrical : Pspice ( gspice )<br>
Circuit simulators : basic to advaced EDA tools like Xilinx<br>Architechtural : Arch CAD ( may be QCAD ) -- may be XFIG<br>Civil Engg : CIVIL CAD ( may be XFIG )<br>Telecom : NO information ---------------------- Full of proprietary tools <br>
Instrumentation Tech : Comepletely proprietary simulators <br>ISE : Network simulator ( NetSim - currently depends on each college )<br>MCA : Rational Rose ( BOUML/ORGOUML/UMRELLO)<br>
: TALLY ( Gnukatha - getting released today or tomorow)<br><br>Inspite of demonstrating in my own department they are not replacing this until and unless a persmission is given from the VTU is what management says. ( What i felt is until and unless we do not demonstrate to the students and faculties and build confidence in them about free softwares , we cant do anything --- I dont deny that awareness is the first step for this --) <br>
<br>Along with Protests / lettters / representations ++++++ if practical issues are addressed and also building confidence amoung the people about free software who are affected by these proprietary technologies will be good, for this Students / Faculties /HOD /Princiapl/Management of different colleges are the key people.<br>
<br>Currently it is VTU's semester end ( except first sem ) -- seeing the mentality of students in bangalore and also the recent chcanges happening in the colleges ( getting autonomous ) they will be so busy ( number of subjects are increased , grading system is introduced , and faculties are working extra hours doing documentation work ) <br>
<br>I am only worried how to make these people involve in raising voice against not only M$ any proprietary softwares that too when the maximum people are from not computer science related branches ( Computer sciece related bracnhes students contributes some what around 20 -25 percent for the whole set of students ) <br>
<br>even the softwares that are purchased by other branches are much costlier than what computer science related branches purchase......<br><br>apart from curricullum the mangemnet in many college are spending atleast 10 lakhs ( one time -----+ maintenance charges )of rupees towards softwares that help in Student information management / library management / placement / accountancy ...etc etc ...<br>
<br>So where to start from and from whose support ----------- definitely it is a big problem that we are going to address , lets start and hope for the best <br><br><br><br><br><br>