On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Parin Sharma <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 10:51 PM, Tanay <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> One of the major factors which help proprietary software vendors keep >> a grip on the market is ignorance on the part of the consumers. >> Newspapers, one of the key sources of information to the common man, >> to aren't playing their part and in their state of ignorance, helping >> such organizations. >> Recently, on twitter, i pointed out the proprietary bias shown by >> Times of India vs Open Mindedness shown by The Hindu "#timesofindia vs >> #thehindu Clear proprietary bias shown by #timesofindia http://3.ly/bvh >> and http://3.ly/MQk #opensource #linux". >> I also came across many internet related news articles in the local >> paper Amar Ujala which used the logo of Internet Explorer. It gives a >> wrong notion to the ignorant masses that the Internet and Internet >> Explorer are synonymous. So i pointed out this to the Editor, Amar >> Ujala through a letter, a copy of which I am pasting below. >> My motive is to inspire every reader to fight FOSS ignorance in >> whatever best way s/he can and spread the spirit of Open Source. >> All the best to all. >> > > Hm I too read this and my thoughts were the same so I commented on that > article but they didn't reply with an email. > I too commented on that article on the TOI site but they didn't approve it neither did they reply.. We all need to do a lot more now for ending this ignorance.. > >> The Letter >> ---------------- >> Hello sir, >> >> I am a regular reader of your newspaper an am highly appreciative of >> the content matter and the quality of unbiased journalism of the >> daily. >> I would like to point your kind attention to a regular feature of the >> web related articles published in Amar Ujala. Most of such articles >> contain the logo >> >> of Microsoft's proprietary web browser - Internet Explorer. >> >> Apart from being a free publicity for the browser and the company, it >> gives a wrong notion to the lakhs of readers of the newspaper that the >> Internet and Internet Explorer are synonymous. The role of a newspaper >> is to create a better, an aware society. Using Microsoft Internet >> Explorer's logo in your articles gives the ignorant readers a notion >> that Internet Explorer is what the Internet is all about, which is >> totally wrong. A newspaper of your reputation should instead promote >> Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) >> >> which gives the users the freedom to use them, without being under the >> restrictions of copyright laws. Mozilla Firefox >> >> is one of the most popular Open Source >> >> browsers available. Another Open Source browser, Google Chrome is >> doing well in the browser market. Opera >> >> and Apple's Safari >> >> , though not Open Source, are still options available to the users. >> >> My only concern is that the newspaper should not mislead the readers. >> >> Hence I request you to kindly look into the matter and do something in >> this regard as early as possible. I would like to get an >> acknowledgment of this letter to you. >> >> I would be highly obliged. >> >> Thanking you >> >> Yours sincerely, >> >> -- >> Tanay Mathpal >> Final Yr, Computer Engineering >> College of Technology >> Pantnagar >> [email protected] >> [email protected] >> http://tanamania.wordpress.com/ >> http://twitter.com/tanamania/ > > > Nice you wrote this letter to them hope they do reply and don't repeat this > by writing such Bias and misleading articles their newspaper............... > >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Parin Sharma > Another FOSS Lover, > New Delhi > > > > > > -- Tanay Mathpal Final Yr, Computer Engineering College of Technology Pantnagar [email protected] [email protected] http://tanamania.wordpress.com/ http://twitter.com/tanamania/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Do you have another question? Click here - http://groups.google.com/group/iitdlug/post Read archive - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ l...@iitd community mailing list -- http://groups.google.com/group/iitdlug -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
