2009/3/19 Santhosh സന്തോഷ് VS <[email protected]>
> 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. > The thread said <snip> 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 </snip> Nishan > 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". 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