> > > lets discuss the pros and cons of the same and move forward the Govt has > > announced policy on Open source adoption > > > > > http://deity.gov.in/sites/upload_files/dit/files/policy_on_adoption_of_oss.pdf > > > Bad policy. > > Maintains scope for use of closed source proprietary s/w and merely > asks for "OSS" as an option. >
can we redirect our queries to JS (e-Governance), DeitY ( [email protected]) and mark a copy of the same to this list . > Ref to point 6: "Open Source Software: OSS is commonly known as Free and > Open > Source Software (FOSS). Here the "Free" refers to "Freedom to use" > and not "Free of Charge". Here "Open Source" refers to the > "availability of Source code for the community / adopter / end-user to > study and modify the software and to redistribute copies of either the > original or modified software (without having to pay royalties to > previous developers)." > > > ?? > > Implied license restrictions are not clear. > Agreed , looks like they are coming up with one more policy known as source open policy and one other policy. So overall there will be three policy to deal with in Govt with regards to FOSS , i will update the list with the other two sources of the document as soon as i dig it up . -Satya Satyaakam.net <http://satyaakam.net/> | fossevents.in |
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