+ ( 1/0 ) The article is stupid, no, probably paid for. A clear insult to freedom. IMHO we need to react in clear voice against this. Even if we forget the Freedom aspect the project is without any legal validity and looting taxpayers money.
-- Thanks and Regards, Bobinson K B http://agileblaze.com | http://migrate2cloud.com<http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=http://migrate2cloud.com&usg=AFQjCNHfkXv1LOsVi3L6UR_dP5cuf0w1qw> On 3 July 2012 23:11, jaseem abid <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] >
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