In the first para, the intended word is probably "alarm". "Distress" may
also do. "Alacrity" has almost the opposite meaning.
- Ravi
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1. Letter Draft: Action Against JEE Board (A. Mani)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:14:14 +0530
From: "A. Mani" <[email protected]>
To: Indian FOSS Community Network list <[email protected]>
Subject: [fosscomm] Letter Draft: Action Against JEE Board
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Proposed Draft: (please suggest additions)
_______________________________________________________________
To,
The Executive Director
Joint Entrance Examination Unit
Central Board of Secondary Education,
F.I.E, 482, Patparganj, Industrial Area,
Delhi-110092.
AND
Related Personnel of CBSE.
Sub. Main JEE site is discriminatory, non standards compliant and
excludes non-IE Users
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing on behalf of the following Free
Software groups* based in India. We notice with great alacrity that
the main JEE website (http://jeemain.nic.in/jeemain2013/Welcome.aspx )
excludes all those who use standards compliant browsers like Firefox
and Google Chrome and makes the use of Microsoft Internet Explorer
mandatory.
The attached file documents the problem with handling admit cards on
the site with non IE browsers.
It is well known that this practice of favoring Microsoft
preferentially (despite its anti-freedom machinations, technical
incompetence, noncompliance with standards and dwindling user-base
(see [6]-[9] and related links)) has its roots in systemic corruption.
Also any browser-specific 'lock-in' is a direct violation of clause
7.6 (b) of 'Guidelines for Indian Government Websites'
(http://darpg.nic.in/darpgwebsite_cms/Document/file/Guidelines_for_Government_websites.pdf
).
"It is a MUST that Indian Government websites are tested for multiple
browsers and versions of browser, operating systems, connection
speeds, and screen resolution to ensure access by all"
We (and all other honest freedom-loving people) will be pleased if you
do take appropriate remedial action in this regard.
Thank and Regards
A. Mani
(On Behalf of the following FOSS Organizations)
*
[1] Kolkata GNU/Linux Users Group
http://www.ilug-cal.info
http://www.glug-cal.org
[2] Free Software Movement of India
http://www.fsmi.in
[3] Free Software Foundation of India
http://www.fsfi.org
[4] FOSS Community Network of India
http://fosscomm.in/
[5] ILUG-Chennai
http://www.ilugc.in
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[6] http://en.windows7sins.org/
[7]
http://www.reddit.com/r/ragecomics/comments/11c1t1/internet_explorer_rfunny_said_i_should_post_it/c6lbhu2
[8]
http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Microsoft_influence_in_the_Indian_government
[9] http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Companies_That_Harm_Software_Freedom
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[*] File:
________________________________________________________________
Best
A. Mani
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CU, ASL, AMS, CLC, CMS
http://www.logicamani.in
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