Dear Chris, It is really great. Thanks for sharing.
-- Warm regards Anil http://wikieducator.org/User:Anil_Prasad http://wikieducator.org/India http://wikieducator.org/Qualification_Framework http://wikieducator.org/Qualification_Framework/Professional_Education/Management/MHRM Skype: apletters On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 1:51 PM, Chris Harvey <[email protected]> wrote: > I think this article may be of interest to some people on this list, its a > nice story. > > > http://sreejithsblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/stallman-visit-slum-computing-center.html > > Here is an extract from his speech: > > "I am honored to be here in the community computer center that is in the > name of Dr BR Ambedkar. I have read about Ambedkar and I was inspired by the > work he has done for the dalit people in India. There are many issues among > the poor and marginalized in India that are more important than using free > software. But, free software is one of the tool that helps the poor and > dalit to resolve some of the issues they are facing. Poor can't afford > proprietary softwares and free software helps them to accees computers. > While proprietary software companies are like the colonial rulers who > exploited the masses, free software is freedom and liberation. Ambedkar > Community Computer center is a model for the other parts of the india in > such a way that it gives access to computers for the poor without > compromising the freedom. The Ambedkar Community Center is doing a great job > by empowering the poor with knowledge of free software." > > Warm regards > Chris Harvey > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
