>> I list them as IN list and OUT list, just to make sure that we know >> what issues are 'explicitly' kept aside for reaching CMP. >> >> IN list: >> >> 1. foss for learning and teaching (not only ICT but education in >> general) >> >> 2. exchanging and storing digital media and documents in >> free/open standards >> >> 3. accessibility (including localization, accessibility and >> internationalization) of applications, media and documents.
Do we need this as an additional item? Not clear what this means, unless we mean promotion of localisation. >> >> 4. availability of public funded project results in public domain >> or copyleft Domain >> >> 5. resisting legislation of software patents, copyright amendment or >> trade >> related laws that may directly affect software freedom. As I have argued earlier, this should be a part of FOSS core work. Would rephrase it as it is not only resisting legislation (could mean restricting it to new legislation only, while the problem is with also the interpretation of law by courts and the patent office. However, that is a matter of detail. >> >> 6. creation of public archives of free software >> >> 7. free drivers for all marketed hardware, and work towards >> free/open hardware Does this mean that any hardware sold in India should have free drivers or we will help promote such hardware or...Also do not understand free/open hardware. Open hardware yes, free hardware? > > Thanks. Am trying to understand the convergence between the IN list > above and the earlier proposal[0], except for #5 which gets a -1. So > how can these two proposals be assimilated? A simple assimilation of the two proposals would be first to agree on the points, then use a wiki toarrive at a consensus on the actual wording. Prabir > > [0] http://lists.fosscom.in/pipermail/network-fosscom.in/2009-June/000296.html > > -- > vid > http://vid.svaksha.com || > _______________________________________________ > network mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in > _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
