[ILUG] OT: Wikibook style Irish textbooks

Rory Browne rory.browne at gmail.com
Fri Jun 17 18:32:36 IST 2005


While it's not specificly anything to do with linux, I reckon that
provided it shares the licence spirit of free software, which is one
of the pillars of Linux, and is directly related to schools, you could
check out #scoil on irc.linux.ie or the wiki on scoil.linux.ie

On 6/17/05, John Orford <john.orford at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Amongst many other ideas for projects fermenting in my mind at the moment, is
> the creation of a some Wikibooks for Irish school syllabi.
> 
> (I recently heard that Irish book publishers are fleecing parents).
> 
> I'm just wondering what other people think about this?  I am not a teacher,
> but I thought it may be an useful project.
> 
> Apart from anything else, it may be a good way of publicising "freedom" (not
> as in beer) in the wider community in Ireland.
> 
> John.
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> 
>



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