On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 12:51 PM, Krishnakant Mane <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tuesday 06 April 2010 12:13 PM, jtd wrote: > >> On Monday 05 April 2010 22:44:57 Krishnakant Mane wrote: >> >> >>> On Monday 05 April 2010 10:22 PM, jitendra wrote: >>> >>> >>>> There is nothing surprising about it. >>>> jitendra >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> Since when did uni officials become interpreters of the law. It's only >> the courts who have the jurisdiction. Anyone claiming illegality of a >> licence will have to go to court to prove that. >> > > Their condition is that money should be used to buy a copy of the licensed >> software and since FOSS can be downloaded free of cost, there is no >> justification for buying it . > > If you say that the money is for only trainning, it means that there was no > purchase of copy of software license. > Besides, there is a common mith that free (and open source ) is not > licenced software in the first place. > I know it souns too stupid but that is the reality with the few amongst > so-called educated people of the uni management. > > That's all very well - they are free to go on believing what they wish, as long as they do not go beyond what the law and the rules provide, to harass people who act within their rights and the rule of law. Ultimately, such harassment results in a waste of time and energy, and is often accompanied by direct amounts of expenditure to avoid further delays. Clearly, a continuing effort in education and awareness is necessary, when even the institutions of learning and their watchdogs are permeated with this viewpoint. Surely this should become part of the ongoing cost? -- Vickram http://communicall.wordpress.com
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