On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 9:22 PM, A. Mani <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 11:29 AM, Siju George <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I wonder if some one posted this already. >> >> http://www.linuxforu.com/2011/12/aadhaar-testimony-to-foss-success-in-india/ >> > > That is a bad article. > Aadhar hardly uses FOSS and of course is a big fraud. > These things were discussed in the ilugc, fosscom lists. > > From my own post in another mailing list: > _______________________________________ > > See the threads: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg28776.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg28764.html > > http://www.muktware.com/bitsnbytes/2983 > > Article in Frontline : http://goo.gl/zDoL3 > > Biometrics simplified: > http://thinkinganarchist.blogspot.com/2011/10/uinique-identity-biometrics-and-all.html > > "Adhar and the UIDAI are a fraud of the first order. They dont have a clue > about identity, biometrics or security. Never mind the various social factors > involved in eligibility to subsidy, recieving disbursement, corruption etc. > All of which is claimed to be cured by the snake oil known as AAdhar. > > Mr. Nilekani is an arrogant, ignorant marketroid, in the mould of > various M$ execs." > > Aadhar, UID and open source: > "The core "deduplication" application, template creation, > authentication algorithms > are closed AND patented. > > Besides they have been lying through their teeth from day 0." > > "the more fundamental issues are: > > 1. UID is an assault on freedom, and anyway > 2. it is impossible to implement > 3. a lot of people are making a lot of money on this futile exercise at > our expense." > > > In Kerala, the previous Govt forced the use of Linux at the client level, > > "But even in Kerala they are not using it now. All are in windows. and more > over the Biometric scanners works only with Windows . There is no vendor > independence here , Both Scanner supply and deduplication will be done by > L-1 Security solutions ( which also have former CIA people on sitting > on their board)"
+1 -- Jaseem Abid http://jaseemabid.github.com _______________________________________________ Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org #[email protected]
