Although the original post in the LIH list mentions Mumbai ILUG, I have not seen it here yet.
I am forwarding it here since I believe we will be seeing a lot more of this kind of crap from the GoI e-Governance portals. Portals, paid for by the tax payers money, supporting only closed proprietary software. -- Arun Khan -------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: Rahul Chopra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list <[email protected]>, > [email protected], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, > India <[email protected]> > Subject: [LIH]RE: [ilugd] [Sorry for X post] GOI wants us to buy M$ > products forinteracting with it. > Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:28:47 +0530 > > hi sudev > > thx for pointing out to this key issue. > > how about different people from ilugd, ilugb, etc who understand this issue > deeply...send in their opinions (and explanations of the procedure and > impact) to LINUX FOr You ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), and then a senior > journalist will interact with the GoI and do a major story. > > the same can be FDLed and can be released on the Net too, so that the entire > community can raise awareness about this issue > > hope this helps > > regards > rahul > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > Of Sudev Barar > Sent: 30 March 2006 11:24 > To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list; > [email protected]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, > India > Subject: [ilugd] [Sorry for X post] GOI wants us to buy M$ products > forinteracting with it. > > > Can these be put in hall of shame? > > Starting now all companies are required to file returns electronically > and under digital signature. A look at Ministry of Company Affairs > site reveals that you need WInXP or WIndow2000 O/S only to do > e-filing. > > They have ofcourse set up nominated e-filing centres to help users. > But who will guarantee that my e-signatures are not copied or key > logged by spyware running at such centres? > > How do we agitate this issue? > > http://www.mca.gov.in > http://www.mca.gov.in/DCAPortalWeb/dca/Feedback.do?method=feedbackpage > > -- > Sudev Barar > Learning Linux -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
