On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 09:54, prabir <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> 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.
Isnt there indlinux working on localization, besides cdac, etc... >>> >>> 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? I dont want to speculate but on first reading this seems to be co-related with #5. >> >> 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, Its not so easy. Actually, its the simple wording that is saying and yet leaving many things unsaid. As i said earlier, #7 reads to depend on #5 being agreed to in toto. Hence my request for a clarification on how Kenneth's CMP and this could be merged. Please i dont want to quibble on the word CMP itself. -- vid http://vid.svaksha.com || _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
