On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 8:02 AM, Kenney Jacob <kenney.ja...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Are there any online dictionary databases available for download ? I wanted > a dictionary and I couldnt find anything reliable. Now scrapping a few sites > to get the information. > > > > www.kenneyjacob.com > Kenney Jacob > Ayruz Web Holdings > Mobile :- +91-9846831128 > > <http://www.barcampkerala.org> > Chat Google Talk: kenney.jacob Skype: kenney.jacob > > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 11:00 PM, V. Sasi Kumar <sasi....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> There is truth in what Sulochana said. CDAC is expected to generate a >> certain percentage of the money they receive as grant from the >> government. I think it is 30% or more. This is a serious restriction on >> their work. In a way they are prevented, for instance, from doing basic >> research and development that may lead to something useful eventually. >> They have to undertake R & D work for industries. Moreover, the >> Government of India has not yet recognised that the kind of work that we >> are demanding to be released under a Free licence deserves to be made >> free. So we cannot blame them. But we can try and convince them of this >> need. And we need to work at the national level to get the government to >> adopt a policy that will allow such work to be released under free >> licences. >> >> Best >> -- >> V. Sasi Kumar >> Free Software Foundation of India >> Please visit http://swatantryam.blogspot.com >> >> >> >> > > > > In my knowledge C-DAC(T) developed the dict without eternal funding. The points which Sasikumar sir was talking is true in the case of C-DAC. What we really need is national open source policy. Organizations like C-DAC does not have a 100% Open Source Policy. -- ********************************** JAGANADH G http://jaganadhg.freeflux.net/blog --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
