BJP's clear vision on IT http://www.lkadvani.in/eng/images/stories/it-vision.pdf
See page 36. All software used by the government would be 'Open Standards' mean open software. 2009/3/19 Santhosh സന്തോഷ് VS <[email protected]> > It is the policy of the CPM to have an eye on the emerging groups and > hijack it.To my knowledge desabhimani is coming still from windows > > > 2009/3/19 Santhosh സന്തോഷ് VS <[email protected]> > > Also calls for "Strong alience with the Terrorist groups"Please avoid >> politics. >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Nishan Naseer >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: vinay ವಿನಯ್ <[email protected]> >>> Date: 2009/3/18 >>> Subject: [Ilug-cal-discuss] CPI(M) manifesto calls for promotion of Free >>> and Open Source Software (FOSS) >>> To: [email protected], [email protected] >>> >>> >>> Dear All, >>> >>> The political support for Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) continues >>> to increase. >>> >>> The CPI(M) manifesto released on the 16th of March calls for the >>> promotion of FOSS. The manifesto can be accessed at >>> http://www.cpim.org/manifesto.pdf >>> >>> Following are some of the highlights of the policy - >>> - Promoting FOSS and other such new technologies, which are free from >>> monopoly ownership through copyrights or patents; >>> - Revamping the functioning of the Patent offices to ensure strict >>> adherence to the Indian Patent Act; Stop training and orientation of >>> Indian Patent office personnel by the US and European Patent offices >>> >>> These above measures are critical to support the public education >>> system, local economy and the knowledge commons and counter neo-liberal >>> pressures that aim to privatize the public information/knowledge domain. >>> >>> The CPI(M) has been a traditional supporter of free software, the >>> comprehensive IT programs in Kerala, including in the public school >>> system (http://itschool.gov.in/otherprograms.php#6) is based on FOSS. >>> With key parties from both the left and the right end of the political >>> spectrum endorsing FOSS, the Congress is left as the only major >>> national party which is yet to formally take a position on FOSS. One >>> hopes that the Congress too will soon extend its support for free >>> software when it releases its own manifesto next week, and explicitly >>> acknowledge the significant political, socio-cultural and economic >>> advantages of FOSS over proprietary software platforms (see >>> http://public-software.in/FOSS-manifesto for a call from the Network of >>> the FOSS Community in India to the political parties, to recognise the >>> advantages of FOSS in their election manifestos). >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Vinay. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Ilug-cal-discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://list.ilug-cal.org/mailman/listinfo/ilug-cal-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> My Site >> http://everlovingyouth.googlepages.com >> My Technical Write >> http://acutedeveloper.blogspot.com >> > > > > -- > My Site > http://everlovingyouth.googlepages.com > My Technical Write > http://acutedeveloper.blogspot.com > -- My Site http://everlovingyouth.googlepages.com My Technical Write http://acutedeveloper.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
