On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 2:21 PM, haynes davis <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> The it can be a non-cpim position too. But Branding everything other >> than only -cpim position to Anti-CPIM position will not help for a >> movement. > > right now non-cpim is a big vacuum regarding free software as far as > political and government support is considered. Why our struggle does not > seem to be productive in the other states and the central government? > Some of the 'productive' Free Software initiatives by the 'Red' State: 1. ** Microsoft to help West Bengal's IT initiative (2001) http://www.thehindujobs.com/thehindu/2001/08/30/stories/06300008.htm 2. ** Microsoft India launches `student PC purchase' programme( in partnership with the West Bengal government and Intel Technologies) (2005) http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/28/stories/2005102816531100.htm 3. ** Microsoft inks MoU with West Bengal govt (2004) http://infotech.indiatimes.com/articleshow/934755.cms http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/11/25/stories/2004112504511801.htm (Just mentioning a few..) And interestingly, a report on the Congress Govt's (Kerala) move to introduce Free Software in Schools. Stallman's MS-bashing in West Bengal gets ears in Congress-run Kerala http://www.financialexpress.com/news/stallmans-msbashing-in-west-bengal-gets-ears-in-congressrun-kerala/125979/ -- Sandeep _______________________________________________ Fsf-friends mailing list [email protected] http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends
