Re: Call for Partners -> Linux in Youthwork

[Christian Selig]

Hello Andrea, *,

amayr wrote:

> Generally, i think, that there is the need to discuss the issue of using
> "Linux in Youthwork", because the basic conditions in this field of social
> work is definitely specific and need to be addressed and evaluated
> explicitely.


Could you give a summary what the essential differences between school 
and youthwork computer usage are? What are specific advantages of 
GNU/Linux and Free Software when used in youthwork?
Though the FSFE project on education intends to cover the whole 
educational field, we have AFAIK nobody familiar with youthwork. If you 
could give us some insight, we can take more care of that field, and it 
might be another field of opportunity for the Free Software community.


> Well, talking to my national agency for guidance through the
> application i got told today, that the background institutions of the
> participants need to be strictly related to youthwork; universities are
> definitely not defined to be within this field. as there are lots of
> people from universities who would like to apply, this is a pretty bad
> situtaion.
>
> There are still solutions to go through this, but in general it verifies
> my experience that EU applications are hard to combine with free software
> related issues. [allthough, i wish, i am wrong in this]

Some institutions of the European Union have become more open to the 
idea of Free Software, though not all of them fully understand it. Some 
are simply ignorant. So ... it all depends.

Have fun,
  Christian Selig


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