[okfn-za] [HacksHackers Cape Town] Fwd: Changing IT curriculum to Delphi: online petition

Fri Nov 1 13:37:05 UTC 2013

thanks - I will sign and forward to my various circles as well.

On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Adi Eyal <adi at burgercom.co.za> wrote:

> Hi All
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Regards
> Adi
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Lianne du Toit <lianne at siliconcape.com>
> Date: 1 November 2013 14:39
> Subject: Fwd: Changing IT curriculum to Delphi: online petition
> To: Adi Eyal <adi at burgercom.co.za>, Graeme Barnes <
> graeme.barnes at vulcanlabs.com>
>
>
> Hi Adi,
>
> Can we get this out there if possible?
>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: MikeC <mikec at iafrica.com>
> Date: Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 9:27 AM
> Subject: RE: Changing IT curriculum to Delphi: online petition
> To: Roderick Lim Banda <rodericklb at gmail.com>
> Cc: Graeme Barnes <graeme.barnes at vulcanlabs.com>, Darin Morris <
> darin at fullscap.com>, Bronwen Kausch <bronwen at capechamber.co.za>, Lianne
> Toit <lianne at siliconcape.com>, Paul Esselaar <paul at ea.law.za>
>
>
> Dear All
>
> I’ve just signed the petition "Re-evaluate the implementation plan for
> standardising to Delphi over Java" on Change.org.
>
> It's important. Please also consider signing it. ****
>
> ** **
>
> Here's the link:
>
>
> 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
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mike****
>
>
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