This is how some organisations use the name of Free and Open source.
Before you read the forwarded email, plese note that my main objection
was not on the policy of Mahiti to *also* encourage and support the use
of proprietory software, but it is about using the term "biggest free
and open source camp ".
This is kind of misguidance which I had brought to the notice of some
people and the mahiti officials replied to my objection.
Happy hacking.
Krishnakant.
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Subject: Re - Mahiti's stance on Free and Open Source Software
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:38:37 +0530
From: Rajeev Nair <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Hello members,
I would like to clarify a few questions/doubts raised about Mahiti by a
member here on the list.
Mahiti believes in taking the middle ground in this matter,so while we
actively promote the use of FOSS and use it extensively in our
organization, we are not opposed to using proprietary software or have
anything to do with what companies like Microsoft do to promote their
products.We do our work and they do theirs.Wherever possible we use FOSS
,where not we use proprietary products.
As far as our workshops are concerned , its completely aimed at
non-profits and is not a linux tech fest or talking too much of the
idealogical aspects of FOSS, and though 95 % of sessions are using
FOSS tools,we also have google apps as a session.And we talk about dual
booting with other OS's so there too proprietary software is involved.
Its basically a technology workshop for non-profits.And the tools taught
at the workshop are FOSS tools.With some other software 'we feel' is of
use to participants.
But since a member used the term 'If Mahiti is doing this we ought to be
careful' , i suggest to him he read about Mahiti's history and work done
with the FOSS community before trying to post utterly false statements
to this list.
Rajeev Nair
convene Co-ordinator
Mahiti Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
# 33-34, Hennur Cross
Hennur Main Road
Bangalore, India - 560043
Phone: +91 80 4148 5080/1 41150580/1
Mobile: +91 96113 44374
http://www.mahiti.org
http://convene.mahiti.org
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