Bug#361418: Debian menu and the Apps/Science section
Am Sonntag, den 14.05.2006, 21:55 +0200 schrieb Thomas Walter:
> On Sun, 2006-05-14 at 20:52, Daniel Leidert wrote:
[..]
> > > In general, my understanding of "Science" is in the sense of research
> > > and not education.
> >
> > I do not agree. Education also means science. It doesn't just mean
> > "teaching". For me, there is no difference between Science and
> > Education. Where is the difference IYO?
> >
>
> Exactly this is the key:
>
> Education: teaching
> you are teached/trained to be able to do something
> or to teach others
> improve individual wisdom/skills.
>
> Science: research
> you apply the above to find something new.
> improve the global pool of wisdom.
I know that opinion of course. But "education" with the meaning of
"higher education" isn't that far away from "science". I know, people
have different opinions here. Just a few questions:
Where do you make the difference between a scientific and an educational
software product? Let's say: What is a chemical structures editor? What
is a (software realized) calculator with scientific functions (like
those who are mostly used in education)?
Just think about, that you _must_ define the answer for at least the
first question if you make a difference in Debian's menu between
education and science. I'm really not happy with dividing between them,
because IMHO there is no clear difference.
Regards, Daniel
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