> Finally CPM has decided to take the plunge, putting all speculations to rest. > It will be really bad if things go by the way as reported.
I feel This reporter is backed by some evil advocates trying to push Proprietary Software in Kerala. As I heard ( some of my friends are participated on that meeting) no such moves happened in that meeting. Let me quote from another mail I posted on Fourth Estate Critique E-Group (A list of media people in Trivandrum, archive is not public) on 21st evening ( The day in which this meeting is happened) in 2 another Discussion threads Related to Proprietary software promotion by Information Kerala mission(IKM) in Local Self Governance and an embeded report in indian express (by same reporter)targeting SPACE & 2 Free Softwares Promotion programmes of it. <quote> All IKM people were present at Cochin today on CPIM's meeting to popularize Free Software :-) Pinayrayi Vijayan , P.Rajeev, Anwar sadath from i...@school etc were leaded the programme. They formed a state level committee for this (joseph thomas from ATPS/OSS ICS is the convener, District coordinators were selected) The meeting also decided to create an online squad of party cadre to counter the critiques against party in cyberspace. I can now really understand the meaning of Indian express report. Dear Press friends & list members Free Software Community in Kerala is not on any of the groups in CPIM>. We are not interested to limit ourself in fractions of a political party. We believe Free Software way is more inclusive & transforming the world much better than these groups. we are busy with Free Software Development, Advocacy, User Groups & our own jobs. 3 more Free Software community events are coming on next 2 months . Hackerdom in Thrissur(jan 9-11, http://hackerdom.in ), fossm...@mec (Model Engineering College, Eranakulam http://foss.mec.ac.in ) and FOSSmeet@ NITC in Calicut( http://fossmeet.in ). I request your cooperation for spreading the message of Free Software to Common people. </quote> The P.rajeevs quote in IE Report also justifies above information I got from my friends. > If opportunists start controlling the Free Software movement, it is > very likely that it is the ideals of FS that is going to be modified > more than any software under it. They can't be blamed for it, since it > is quite habitual for them to reverse their announced policies as part > of trying to catch up with the present, just as they did in the case > of World Bank and ADB loans(to name just two). I think we dont need to afraid about any Kind of political party control on Movement or FSFI(after the board statement). FS movement cant be never controlled by people with a politics of exclusion. And only way to get stake in movement is only by Contributing to it. I still this space is still Open for any Political parties. Some political parties may succeed for a time being to act as Vanguards of FS movement in front of media. But it will change when movement is growing. As I quoted above, I still feel Kerala CPIM is still in the track of promoting Free Software. But merging the same initiative with "party's image control' on cyberspace is certainly bad. As a follow up of this meeting They Organised a Training to Their Youth wing (DYFI) on 28th & 29th at Ottappalam, Palakkad district. This really shows they are still on right path. Leave the specific interests of the reporter & people behind it. > Madhyamam, a local daily today has a report by P.K Prakash that Mr. > Joseph Mathew, was removed from his post as IT Advisor to the Kerala > CM, as he resisted the efforts of a group from taking over FSF India. > The attempts to organize a local FSF chapter in TN without the consent > of the Board Members, the Kochi conference, and the latest reports ... > may be the 'hijack' theory was not entirely baseless. Most of the media reports and Joseph's statement in Todays news papers reflects it is related to IT/ITES SEZs. This report will http://dailypioneer.com/147238/Anil-Kumar-Joseph-tender-resignations.html Anyway I dont think the issues pointed by you is not completely out of context. These kind of news is already spreading. Some friends inside the Party told me , in the meeting there was criticism against joseph for our boycott Novell campaign in Kochi conference in which he don't have any role. Anyway I dont think party is that much foolish to properly understand these kind of Conspiracy theories propagated by Joseph Thomas & team. I am not believing it Anivar Aravind -- Any responsible politician should be encouraging a home grown Free Software industry because it creates the basis for future jobs. Learning Windows is like learning to eat every meal at McDonalds. _______________________________________________ Fsf-friends mailing list [email protected] http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends
