On Thursday 02 September 2010 02:02:03 renuka prasad wrote: > On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 9:24 AM, Anivar Aravind <[email protected]>wrote: > > > -- > > > Krittika Vishwanath > > > www.itforchange.net > > > Bridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities > > > Tel:9535321980 > > > What is Public Software? see > > > http://public-software-centre.org/node/31 > > > > This Term is Creating Too Much Confusion. Recently some of us > > received a call from Kerala Chief Ministers office mentioning > > about a suggestion from an NGO based in > > Blore to change term Free and Open Source Software in the policy > > document of Govt of Kerala to Public Software.
> lets use any term to explain the freedom aspect in the free > software, but not like places where it would create confusions at > sensitive places Unfortunately, imo, this seems to be a very deliberate attempt to obfuscate the definition of freesoftware and thereby open the door to closed software for use in egovernance, rather than explain freesoftware.. There are ample examples explaining the freedom aspect which are technically and legally correct. The term Public software is technically and legally wrong. The url posted by the op is factually wrong. Since Guru has been speaking on FOSS, writing papers, etc. I am certain he is well aware of facts, legalities and the glaring mistake in usage of the term Public software v/s freesoftware. -- Rgds JTD _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
