On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Venkatesh Hariharan <[email protected]>wrote:
> Absolute stonewalling! While I appreciate the creation of NRC-FOSS, > sometimes, I get the feeling that it was created for situations that > arise from questions like these. Notice how the minister says NRC-FOSS > as if that is the only answer. What about policy to help open source > compete on an equal footing? or at least issuing a guideline like the > recent US Department of Defence memo on open source? > > > http://gcn.com/articles/2009/10/28/%7E/media/GIG/GCN/Documents/DOD_opensourcerules.ashx > > Where is the performance report on the government in terms of ensuring itself presents an even-handed approach? Why should the government take steps to protect a particular proprietary technology or set of technologies? Why should any government or government-funded initiative specify proprietary general-purpose software these days? Why should websites of the government or of government funded bodies carry messages stating they are designed for use with a particular browser, one that has issues with standards compliance? No institution is needed to oversee such things, although for specific compliance-driven initiatives or projects, the experience of the ITU (to build W3C compliance on accessibility, including documentation) and others indicates it works well with an appointed independent project manager. > Venky > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Senthil S <[email protected]> wrote: > > hi > > > > see the reason why free soft is not there in govt office - nrcfoss is to > create a culture - so that a informed decision by govt can be taken ! > > > > cheers > > -s > > > > Question : P Rajeev ( CPI-M MP ) > > > > (a) whether Government has issued any order for using public domain > software such as open office in Government offices instead of proprietary > software; > > > > (b) if so, number of departments/offices that have complied with the > order; and > > > > (c) if not, would the Government consider ensuring the use of public > domain software that are conforming to open standards as it provides > advantages of user freedom, lower cost, vendor independence, and as such > beneficial to the users? > > > > > > ANSWER > > MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI > SACHIN PILOT ) > > > > (a): No, Sir. > > > > (b): Does not arise. > > > > (c): Government has set up a National Resource Centre for Free/Open > Source Software to carry out Reserach and Development, Human Resource > Development, resource centres creation in specific areas and their > deployment with the primary objective of building awareness and cultrue of > Free and Open Source Software uses, thereby helping users to take informed > decision. > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- Vickram http://communicall.wordpress.com
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