On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Tanay Mathpal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 11:59 PM, Parin Sharma <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> I joined the mailing list [email protected] and asked them for >> ideas and here is their reply so what is your idea..................?? > > > We are definitely heading in the right direction. Now the next important > step has to be collecting and organising people (FOSS enthusiasts/college > and school students). I think for that first we need the support of the > members of this community in finalising date/time/venue for the walk and > when that is done, we can us freedomwalk.in for the logistics part. > Then the later part is to spread the word through email, mailing lists, > twitter, SMS campaigns and possibly through the media.. >> >> So can we have a Freedom Walk in Delhi soon?? >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Anoop John <[email protected]> >> Date: Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 6:19 PM >> Subject: [freedomwalk] Re: Freedom Walk in Delhi?? >> To: [email protected] >> >> >> >> Hi Parin, >> >> Nice to see somebody else taking this campaign up. >> >> > were thinking of organising a Freedom Walk in Delhi because the >> >> What is the basic plan that you have in mind about the proposed walk? >> >> From where? To where? Distances? Timeline? >> >> Most of the on the ground activities like programs, media interactions >> and details like stay/food etc for the freedom walk that we had >> organized in Kerala were organized at a distributed level because we >> had reasonably good community support across Kerala. Zyxware acted as >> the NOC for communications. The full walk was undertaken by 4 of us >> while a lot of people joined us as the walk progressed through the >> different districts. >> >> Do you have volunteers who will be part of the walk from start to the >> finish? >> >> We would definitely love to share our experiences and any >> tips/suggestions with you for organizing your walk. >> >> You could also use the site(freedomwalk.in) to post updates and >> organize the walk if the idea gets off the ground. >> >> Hope to hear from you soon. >> >> Best Regards >> Anoop John >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> http://www.zyxware.com >> http://www.anoopjohn.com >> http://www.thondomraughts.com >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> "Be the change you wish to see in the world", M. K. Gandhi >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Parin Sharma >> Another FOSS Lover, >> New Delhi >> >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Parin Sharma <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Tanay Mathpal <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 6:29 PM, Parin Sharma <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Tanay <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> That's absolutely a remarkable idea.. But for this, it is very >>>>>> necessary that we have a large crowd of FOSS people.. By large crowd, >>>>>> i mean the number to be in excess of 3-4K. such a large crowd has to >>>>>> be channelised so that we are able to send our message to the entire >>>>>> country. >>>>> >>>>> Hm well not 3-4K but we can easily have around 1K people and then we >>>>> can call schools/colleges students who are easy to handle and can come in >>>>> great number then our FOSS enthusiasts >>>> >>>> I think that inviting someone just coz s/he is easy to handle won't >>>> solve the purpose. In my opinion, everyone participating in the march >>>> should >>>> be himself/herself a dedicated FOSS enthusiast, then only the purpose would >>>> be solved. A large mass of school students march for Pulse Polio campaigns >>>> also but none of them is actually serious about the mission, hence the >>>> problem is never solved. >>> >>> I wanted to say that thing only so to make/get students dedicated to FOSS >>> we are already are working by organizing workshops in various schools and >>> colleges............ >>>>> >>>>> they will be there I hope so we can just start planning about 3-4 >>>>> before the event then we can gather people in large number I think. Rest >>>>> we >>>>> can call students from our colleges and schools........... >>>>>> >>>>>> There has to be extensive media coverage which can only be assured if >>>>>> we have a large crowd. We would need a larger forum to address these >>>>>> whole lot of people. Any suggestions for all this? >>>>>> >>>>> Hm media should cover these kind of events and they have to when as we >>>>> will have mass gathered......... >>>> >>>> Media coverage would depend on the mass being gathered and also how much >>>> we publicize the event. http://freedomwalk.in is an excellent medium. Apart >>>> from this, there has to be a dedicated website/blog which reports about the >>>> walk and updates the media people. FOSS enthusiasts with contacts in media, >>>> either print or electronic, would be a great help in this campaign. A huge >>>> number of posters/banners are an absolute must. Funding/sponsorship for >>>> these is another issue to be catered. >>> >>> Hm you are right this would only be a success if we all contribute to it >>> whatever we can + yes for funding we can talk to companies and may be to new >>> engineering colleges or other technical institutes which spend a lot money >>> in advertising on Radio, TV printed media etc. and also Computer Society of >>> India well there a lot a Organisations who can sponsor this provided this is >>> big and we have something solid to show them which we have the "POWER OF >>> FREEDOM" so I think we should start in our own ways to think about such an >>> event soon and decide things so I would request other Members of the mailing >>> list too to give their suggestions because since everyone deserves Freedom >>> everyone need to be part of it................ >>>>> >>>>> Well we can have posters banners and many other things to call people >>>>> for such kind of events and there is http://freedomwalk.in which already >>>>> is >>>>> working with this project we can work with them..........but all in all >>>>> one >>>>> thing as you said which matters the most are the mass the people who are >>>>> to >>>>> be made aware of freedom............................. >>>>> On Nov 8, 5:34 pm, Parin Sharma <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> > On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Tanay Mathpal <[email protected]> >>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > > On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Parin Sharma >>>>>> > > <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >> On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 10:51 PM, Tanay <[email protected]> >>>>>> > >> wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> One of the major factors which help proprietary software vendors >>>>>> > >>> keep >>>>>> > >>> a grip on the market is ignorance on the part of the consumers. >>>>>> > >>> Newspapers, one of the key sources of information to the common >>>>>> > >>> man, >>>>>> > >>> to aren't playing their part and in their state of ignorance, >>>>>> > >>> helping >>>>>> > >>> such organizations. >>>>>> > >>> Recently, on twitter, i pointed out the proprietary bias shown >>>>>> > >>> by >>>>>> > >>> Times of India vs Open Mindedness shown by The Hindu >>>>>> > >>> "#timesofindia vs >>>>>> > >>> #thehindu Clear proprietary bias shown by >>>>>> > >>> #timesofindiahttp://3.ly/bvh >>>>>> > >>> andhttp://3.ly/MQk#opensource #linux". >>>>>> > >>> I also came across many internet related news articles in the >>>>>> > >>> local >>>>>> > >>> paper Amar Ujala which used the logo of Internet Explorer. It >>>>>> > >>> gives a >>>>>> > >>> wrong notion to the ignorant masses that the Internet and >>>>>> > >>> Internet >>>>>> > >>> Explorer are synonymous. So i pointed out this to the Editor, >>>>>> > >>> Amar >>>>>> > >>> Ujala through a letter, a copy of which I am pasting below. >>>>>> > >>> My motive is to inspire every reader to fight FOSS ignorance in >>>>>> > >>> whatever best way s/he can and spread the spirit of Open Source. >>>>>> > >>> All the best to all. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >> Hm I too read this and my thoughts were the same so I commented >>>>>> > >> on that >>>>>> > >> article but they didn't reply with an email. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > > I too commented on that article on the TOI site but they didn't >>>>>> > > approve it >>>>>> > > neither did they reply.. We all need to do a lot more now for >>>>>> > > ending this >>>>>> > > ignorance.. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Hm Well this for all of us Can't we organise a Freedom Walk or March >>>>>> > sometime in Delhi or some other place to tell people about these >>>>>> > great >>>>>> > things because everyone deserves freedom and I think this can really >>>>>> > help as >>>>>> > many media people will report about such a rally so awareness can be >>>>>> > spread >>>>>> > + the ignorance level too can be minimized by telling people about >>>>>> > Studies >>>>>> > like the one Done by IIM - Banglore which says FOSS can save 10, 000 >>>>>> > Crores >>>>>> > of our country by only replacing 50% of Proprietary Software with >>>>>> > FOSS more >>>>>> > onhttp://bit.ly/OooR >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> The Letter >>>>>> > >>> ---------------- >>>>>> > >>> Hello sir, >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> I am a regular reader of your newspaper an am highly >>>>>> > >>> appreciative of >>>>>> > >>> the content matter and the quality of unbiased journalism of the >>>>>> > >>> daily. >>>>>> > >>> I would like to point your kind attention to a regular feature >>>>>> > >>> of the >>>>>> > >>> web related articles published in Amar Ujala. Most of such >>>>>> > >>> articles >>>>>> > >>> contain the logo >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> of Microsoft's proprietary web browser - Internet Explorer. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> Apart from being a free publicity for the browser and the >>>>>> > >>> company, it >>>>>> > >>> gives a wrong notion to the lakhs of readers of the newspaper >>>>>> > >>> that the >>>>>> > >>> Internet and Internet Explorer are synonymous. The role of a >>>>>> > >>> newspaper >>>>>> > >>> is to create a better, an aware society. Using Microsoft >>>>>> > >>> Internet >>>>>> > >>> Explorer's logo in your articles gives the ignorant readers a >>>>>> > >>> notion >>>>>> > >>> that Internet Explorer is what the Internet is all about, which >>>>>> > >>> is >>>>>> > >>> totally wrong. A newspaper of your reputation should instead >>>>>> > >>> promote >>>>>> > >>> Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> which gives the users the freedom to use them, without being >>>>>> > >>> under the >>>>>> > >>> restrictions of copyright laws. Mozilla Firefox >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> is one of the most popular Open Source >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> browsers available. Another Open Source browser, Google Chrome >>>>>> > >>> is >>>>>> > >>> doing well in the browser market. Opera >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> and Apple's Safari >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> , though not Open Source, are still options available to the >>>>>> > >>> users. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> My only concern is that the newspaper should not mislead the >>>>>> > >>> readers. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> Hence I request you to kindly look into the matter and do >>>>>> > >>> something in >>>>>> > >>> this regard as early as possible. I would like to get an >>>>>> > >>> acknowledgment of this letter to you. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> I would be highly obliged. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> Thanking you >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> Yours sincerely, >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> -- >>>>>> > >>> Tanay Mathpal >>>>>> > >>> Final Yr, Computer Engineering >>>>>> > >>> College of Technology >>>>>> > >>> Pantnagar >>>>>> > >>> [email protected] >>>>>> > >>> [email protected] >>>>>> > >>>http://tanamania.wordpress.com/ >>>>>> > >>>http://twitter.com/tanamania/ >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >> Nice you wrote this letter to them hope they do reply and don't >>>>>> > >> repeat >>>>>> > >> this by writing such Bias and misleading articles their >>>>>> > >> newspaper............... >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >> -- >>>>>> > >> Parin Sharma >>>>>> > >> Another FOSS Lover, >>>>>> > >> New Delhi >>>>>> > >>>>>> > > -- >>>>>> > > Tanay Mathpal >>>>>> > > Final Yr, Computer Engineering >>>>>> > > College of Technology >>>>>> > > Pantnagar >>>>>> > > [email protected] >>>>>> > > [email protected] >>>>>> > >http://tanamania.wordpress.com/ >>>>>> > >http://twitter.com/tanamania/ >>>>>> > >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > Parin Sharma >>>>>> > Another FOSS Lover, >>>>>> > New Delhi >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Parin Sharma >>>>> Another FOSS Lover, >>>>> New Delhi >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Tanay Mathpal >>>> Final Yr, Computer Engineering >>>> College of Technology >>>> Pantnagar >>>> [email protected] >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://tanamania.wordpress.com/ >>>> http://twitter.com/tanamania/ >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Parin Sharma >>> Another FOSS Lover, >>> New Delhi >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Parin Sharma >> Another FOSS Lover, >> New Delhi >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Tanay Mathpal > Final Yr, Computer Engineering > College of Technology > Pantnagar > [email protected] > [email protected] > http://tanamania.wordpress.com/ > http://twitter.com/tanamania/ > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > Do you have another question? 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