കര്ണ്ണാടക ഗവണ്മെന്റ് കടലാസ് രഹിത ഓഫീസ് എന്ന ലക്ഷ്യത്തിനായി മൈക്രോസോഫ്റ്റുമായി ഒപ്പിട്ട കരാര് വിവാദമാകുന്നു. സ്വതന്ത്ര സോഫ്റ്റ്വെയര് ഉപയോക്താക്കള് ഇതിനെതിരെ രംഗത്ത് വന്നു കഴിഞ്ഞു. ഭാഷാ കമ്പ്യൂട്ടിങ്ങില് കുത്തകകളെ ആശ്രയിക്കുന്നതിലെ വിപത്തുകള് അവര് ചൂണ്ടിക്കാണിക്കുന്നു.
"In the Indian context, the government is the largest consumer of software. If the government, which has implemented Kannada as the official language, purchases Microsoft products, it would mean that the government has given its approval for all the mistakes. Microsoft's Kannada would inadvertently become the state's official language. In other words, the government would be perpetuating all the blunders committed by Microsoft and giving it official status. If, on implementation, the government terms the language as unfit for use in officialese, bureaucrats, who desist from using Kannada software, would continue to correspond in English and use English for all official purposes. This would defeat the purpose of implementing Kannada as the official language. In the long run, this government would thereby gain posterity for single-handedly discrediting Kannada language." Log out of Microsoft tie-up, say open software advocates: http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/12/stories/2007101254810600.htm Save Kannada Campaign: http://savekannada.googlepages.com/ Open letter to Kannada Chief Minister: http://docs.google.com/View?docid=djw95rc_1hsb4gw&pli=1 -Santhosh Thottingal http://santhoshtr.livejournal.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
