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Summary: But since the proprietary software Tally was used for teaching accounting in commerce stream students, the particular stream was using Windows and Tally for their studies. The search ended at GNUKhata, a free software based accounting software which is user friendly as Tally.According to a directive issued by the state higher secondary directorate, the commerce students can start using the free software and other class 12 students may use either the proprietary or free software for the year. It was then we started scouting for a free software-based accounting software and chose one that fit for our requirement," said IT@School director Anvar Sadath. Thiruvananthapuram: With the state higher secondary directorate introducing free software-based curriculum for higher secondary commerce stream as well, proprietary software products have almost made a final exit from the school and higher secondary education.The department had earlier shown doors to proprietary software products for education in Class I to X and also in computer science and humanity streams in Plus One and Plus Two . "We had earlier asked Tally people to customise their product in such a fashion that we can use it in free software-based operating system.

Thiruvananthapuram: With the state higher secondary directorate introducing free software-based curriculum for higher secondary commerce stream as well, proprietary software products have almost made a final exit from the school and higher secondary education.The department had earlier shown doors to proprietary software products for education in Class I to X and also in computer science and humanity streams in Plus One and Plus Two . But since the proprietary software Tally was used for teaching accounting in commerce stream students, the particular stream was using Windows and Tally for their studies."We had earlier asked Tally people to customise their product in such a fashion that we can use it in free software-based operating system. But they were not interested in the same.

It was then we started scouting for a free software-based accounting software and chose one that fit for our requirement," said IT@School director Anvar Sadath. The search ended at GNUKhata, a free software based accounting software which is user friendly as Tally.According to a directive issued by the state higher secondary directorate, the commerce students can start using the free software and other class 12 students may use either the proprietary or free software for the year. In August 2008, government had instructed all institutions under general education department to strictly use free software alone in all future teaching and training activities and a government order in this regard is in effect.But in the commerce section (computerised accounting system), there was the Tally package in use, which is operational only on a Microsoft Windows platform.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/free-software-marks-end-of-tally-in-plus-two-commerce/articleshow/59415126.cms

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