2009/7/15 Guru गुरु <[email protected]> > this is the mail i sent to IT yesterday. > > While we will need to make 'template letters' for this kind of issue (Govt > sites pushing proprietary formats), any of us could send similar emails as > well, so that they get some mail volume to take notice of the issue. > > regards > Guru > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: IT Return on-line upload > Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:22:21 +0530 > From: Guru गुरु <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Dear Sir, > > I use Free and Open Source Software on my computer. I have the Ubuntu > GNU/Linux operating system and Open Office application. > > These software are freely shareable without needing to make any payment > of license fee to any vendors. They are being used by millions of people > all over the world. Whereas the IT on-line upload is only in Microsoft > Excel format. Microsoft Excel format is proprietary format and does not > confirm to open standards > > The latest draft Government of India's policy on Open standards also > requires Government software applications to confirm to open standards > (www.mit.gov.in/download/Policyonopensandards.pdf). > > Hence we request that you provide for uploading of return in formats > that confirm to open standards. the Open Office format (.ODS) confirms > to open standards and could be used. > > Looking forward to your response > > thanking you > Gurumurthy > > -- > Gurumurthy Kasinathan > IT for Change > Bridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities > Tel:98454 37730 > www.ITforChange.net > http://Public-Software.in > http://India.IS-Watch.net > http://IS-Watch.net > http://content-commons.in > *IT for Change is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with United > Nations’ Economic and Social Council* > _______________________________________________ > network mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in >
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