-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 deepak p wrote: > there was a debate on free software and proprietary software on the kssp > group.. and now, it seems like the free software people are further > drilling down.. "we dont want just free software; we want only debian".. > if people start narrowing down choices like this, i dont know where we > will end up.. we have to be more open, guys..
There is always Conflict of Interest in Free Software Community. I am Congratulating Govt for Using Redhat in the sections where Free Software not used so far. But why They are Distroying a sector which is well established in the principles of Freedom as a bonus. What is the role of Community in It. An MoU decides Their fate r8? Just see the efforts of Free Software volunteers who are spending their time and efforts for Localisation. Just see the spirit of this bug on Debian Etch http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=404727 "We know that the pango code for etch has been frozen but since the fixes are only specific to malayalam and it is a major fix we request you to include it, as it is critical for correct rendering support for Malayalam in graphical installer and other pango based applications. This will be a crucial for malayalam support for [EMAIL PROTECTED] project, the largest debian installtion (total 2666 schools and more than 25000 computers) in the world" IT Policies caption is "towards Knowledge societies" may be without considering the Free software Community at all Anivar -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGZ60oF+jWtLmEaycRAnfRAJoDiCSk02H4+qAWafdCRItWCcFErQCghlOf Af+cdhBbK39viENkcYdtSFU= =XZtD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala run by Global Alternate Information Applications (GAIA) To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
