Dear Friends,
*Happy Independence Day for all*Hope you have already noticed that Central Government is seeking discount from Microsoft for pirated Windows Operating System used by our people. Also GOI have introduced a free anti-malware tool developed by quickheal for Windows systems. Following links contains detailed news on this. The Hindu news on India presses Microsoft for Windows discount: http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/india-presses-microsoft-for-windows-discount/article19194595.ece Government has developed botnet removal tool along with quickheal : http://www.cyberswachhtakendra.gov.in/ Its time for us to respond against this. We have an Open Source Policy and this is a clear violation of it. So we are going to send a letter to *Ministry of Communications and Information Technology*, India addressing the issue *"Protect nation from cyber security threats by using Free Software" .*The letter is hosted in Avaaz.org and I request everyone to vote for it there. The link to the community petition is given *below*: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Ministry_of_Communications_and_Information_Technology_India_Protect_nation_from_cyber_security_threats_by_using_Free_Sof/?aJIAkmb Please share this. We need maximum support, maximum votes and maximum publicity. If you people could contact media, try to make this a news too. Thanks You. With Regards, Athul R T -- -- "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 control your subscription visit http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe 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 google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Free Software Users Group, Thiruvananthapuram" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ilug-tvm+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
