On Monday 03 August 2009, vinay ವಿನಯ್ wrote: > Deccan Herald, Bangalore is continuing to cover the eGov standards policy > > http://www.deccanherald.com/content/17466/microsoft-keen-e-governance-proje >cts.html > > In the article below, MS admits that they are working with industry > bodies to create 'awareness' about the 'advantages' of multiple standards. > > Microsoft keen on e-governance projects > Sandeep Moudgal and Chethan Kumar, Bangalore, DH News Service: > > Even as advocacy for using open standards for the e-governance programme > proposed by the Centre is assuming increasing popularity, there seems to > be nothing that is plugging Microsoft’s ambitions. > > Reacting to Deccan Herald’s story, dated July 19, 2009, “Rat race begins > among vendors for contracts,” the software giant said that being a > platform based company, Microsoft has worked with a lot of open source > players and is even willing to work with industry opponents to get its > hands on the projects. This is viewed by many players as a 'back-door’ > entry vied by Microsoft. > > Microsoft observed that its interest may fluctuate based on two > amendments in the draft policy. The draft policy states that no firm > bidding for any project can claim for intellectual property rights and > must use open standards. “We are interested in the e-governance > projects, but will appreciate if amendments on open standard and IPR are > made,” Microsoft, Standards Engagement Lead Oliver Bell told Deccan Herald. > > He said, “We believe that the advocacy of open standards would mean > ‘putting the cart before the horse’, as the State does not know what is > the requirement of the customer,” and added that they would approach the > government through the industry body to “create awareness” on the > advantages of multiple standards.
Excellent. So now M$ knows that the government does not know what it is doing. All the more reason to keep things open and tightly stuck to free standards. That way you can change cart, horse, driver and vehicle whenever you want. -- Rgds JTD _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
