On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Tanay Mathpal <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > 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.. > Hm Well this for all of us Can't we organise a Freedom Walk or March sometime in Delhi or some other place to tell people about these great things because everyone deserves freedom and I think this can really help as many media people will report about such a rally so awareness can be spread + the ignorance level too can be minimized by telling people about Studies like the one Done by IIM - Banglore which says FOSS can save 10, 000 Crores of our country by only replacing 50% of Proprietary Software with FOSS more on http://bit.ly/OooR > >>> 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/ > > > > -- Parin Sharma Another FOSS Lover, New Delhi --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
