"the Congress is left as the only major national party which is yet to formally take a position on FOSS." This is the reason for the doubt as the election here is between congress and CPM Clear that it is political. Otherwise which is the proof that congress is not using it any where?
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Nishan Naseer <nishan.nas...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > 2009/3/19 Santhosh സന്തോഷ് VS <everlovingyo...@gmail.com> > >> Thats good .Yes , that should be because opensource is close to people. >> But i suspect the intension of the thread starter as politically motivated >> as it says about one party. >> > > > The thread said > > <snip> > With key parties from both the left and the right end of the political > >>> spectrum endorsing FOSS, the Congress is left as the only major > >>> national party which is yet to formally take a position on FOSS. One > >>> hopes that the Congress too will soon extend its support for free > >>> software when it releases its own manifesto next week > </snip> > > > Nishan > > >> On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 9:39 AM, Arun Eapen CISSP, RHCA < >> arunea...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> 2009/3/19 Santhosh സന്തോഷ് VS <everlovingyo...@gmail.com>: >>> > It is the policy of the CPM to have an eye on the emerging groups and >>> hijack >>> > it. >>> > To my knowledge desabhimani is coming still from windows >>> > >>> > 2009/3/19 Santhosh സന്തോഷ് VS <everlovingyo...@gmail.com> >>> >> >>> >> Also calls for "Strong alience with the Terrorist groups" >>> >> Please avoid politics. >>> >> >>> whatever be the agenda, most of the parties are now warming up towards >>> open source. >>> >> On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Nishan Naseer < >>> nishan.nas...@gmail.com> >>> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> >>> From: vinay ವಿನಯ್ <vi...@itforchange.net> >>> >>> Date: 2009/3/18 >>> >>> Subject: [Ilug-cal-discuss] CPI(M) manifesto calls for promotion of >>> Free >>> >>> and Open Source Software (FOSS) >>> >>> To: il...@lists.linux-delhi.org, ilug-cal-disc...@list.ilug-cal.org >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Dear All, >>> >>> >>> >>> The political support for Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) >>> continues >>> >>> to increase. >>> >>> >>> >>> The CPI(M) manifesto released on the 16th of March calls for the >>> >>> promotion of FOSS. The manifesto can be accessed at >>> >>> http://www.cpim.org/manifesto.pdf >>> >>> >>> Same holds true for BJP also. >>> http://www.lkadvani.in/eng/content/view/799/281/ >>> <snip> >>> • Government to standardise on ‘open standard’ and ‘open source’ >>> software. >>> • Domestic IT hardware industry to be aggressively promoted to minimise >>> dependence on imports. >>> • Domestic hosting industry to be promoted to minimise international >>> bandwith charges. >>> • An independent body, Digital Security Agency (DSA), to be set up for >>> cyber warfare, cyber counter-terrorism, and cyber security of national >>> digital assets. >>> </snip> >>> >>> >>> http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Microsoft-top-telcos-may-be-hit-if-BJP-comes-to-power/articleshow/4266133.cms >>> >>> Following are some of the highlights of the policy - >>> >>> - Promoting FOSS and other such new technologies, which are free from >>> >>> monopoly ownership through copyrights or patents; >>> >>> - Revamping the functioning of the Patent offices to ensure strict >>> >>> adherence to the Indian Patent Act; Stop training and orientation of >>> >>> Indian Patent office personnel by the US and European Patent offices >>> >>> >>> >>> These above measures are critical to support the public education >>> >>> system, local economy and the knowledge commons and counter >>> neo-liberal >>> >>> pressures that aim to privatize the public information/knowledge >>> domain. >>> >>> >>> >>> The CPI(M) has been a traditional supporter of free software, the >>> >>> comprehensive IT programs in Kerala, including in the public school >>> >>> system (http://itschool.gov.in/otherprograms.php#6) is based on >>> FOSS. >>> >>> With key parties from both the left and the right end of the >>> political >>> >>> spectrum endorsing FOSS, the Congress is left as the only major >>> >>> national party which is yet to formally take a position on FOSS. One >>> >>> hopes that the Congress too will soon extend its support for free >>> >>> software when it releases its own manifesto next week, and explicitly >>> >>> acknowledge the significant political, socio-cultural and economic >>> >>> advantages of FOSS over proprietary software platforms (see >>> >>> http://public-software.in/FOSS-manifesto for a call from the Network >>> of >>> >>> the FOSS Community in India to the political parties, to recognise >>> the >>> >>> advantages of FOSS in their election manifestos). >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Vinay. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> Ilug-cal-discuss mailing list >>> >>> ilug-cal-disc...@list.ilug-cal.org >>> >>> http://list.ilug-cal.org/mailman/listinfo/ilug-cal-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> My Site >>> >> http://everlovingyouth.googlepages.com >>> >> My Technical Write >>> >> http://acutedeveloper.blogspot.com >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > My Site >>> > http://everlovingyouth.googlepages.com >>> > My Technical Write >>> > http://acutedeveloper.blogspot.com >>> > >>> > > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards >>> Arun >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> My Site >> http://everlovingyouth.googlepages.com >> My Technical Write >> http://acutedeveloper.blogspot.com >> >> >> > > > > -- My Site http://everlovingyouth.googlepages.com My Technical Write http://acutedeveloper.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ "Freedom is the only law". 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