Thats good .Yes , that should be because opensource is close to people. But i suspect the intension of the thread starter as politically motivated as it says about one party.
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 9:39 AM, Arun Eapen CISSP, RHCA <[email protected] > wrote: > > 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. > >> > whatever be the agenda, most of the parties are now warming up towards > open source. > >> 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 > >>> > Same holds true for BJP also. > http://www.lkadvani.in/eng/content/view/799/281/ > <snip> > • Government to standardise on ‘open standard’ and ‘open source’ software. > • Domestic IT hardware industry to be aggressively promoted to minimise > dependence on imports. > • Domestic hosting industry to be promoted to minimise international > bandwith charges. > • An independent body, Digital Security Agency (DSA), to be set up for > cyber warfare, cyber counter-terrorism, and cyber security of national > digital assets. > </snip> > > > http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Microsoft-top-telcos-may-be-hit-if-BJP-comes-to-power/articleshow/4266133.cms > >>> 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 > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Regards > Arun > > > > -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
