interesting twist/dimension to the story... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: CK Raju, Thrissur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2008/6/3 Subject: Re: [Fsf-friends] An Open letter on OOXML happenings in India To: Praveen A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> प्रति: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
A bit of ad hominem is called for. One has to search google with keywords 'deepak phatak iit prof microsoft e-governance awards' to know about the missing link between the professor and the corporate. CK Raju On 6/3/08, Praveen A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is time of Open Letters, this time it is from Dr Deepak Phatak of IIT > Bombay. > > "With reference to the recent happenings in connection with the ISO > standardization process of OOXML, actions by or on behalf of Microsoft > have caused me deep pain and hurt. Apart from the personal anguish, > these actions have tarnished the name of my Institute along with that > of several other organizations represented on our committee. In my > opinion, these actions go well beyond the behavioral boundaries for a > commercial entity. some of these amount to interference with the > governance process of a sovereign country. Luckily, wiser and > experienced people are in-charge of governance of the nation. However, > as a humble teacher and a proud Indian, I wish to register a strong > and visible protest." > > It is a really long post, but surely worth reading. It will give you > an insight into a real and personal experience by a professor in one > of the most respected instituitions of our country. > > Read full letter at http://deepakphatak.blogspot.com/2008/05/this-is.html > > Cheers > Praveen > -- > പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് > <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! > <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? > (as seen on /.) > Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! > http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign > _______________________________________________ > Fsf-friends mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends > -- പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
