On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Vickram Crishna <[email protected]> wrote:
The irctc example is embedded in the larger logic of having public information stored in proprietary formats and proprietary systems - the issue of non-compatibility is not that important. This means that *technical solution to a problem* is grossly inadequate here - *how it goes about solving*, especially when public information is involved is more significant. In that sense I should have avoided making a reference to non-compatibility to Firefox etc.. in GNU environment, because there is a tendency for attention to get deviated. The example is still valid because of an instance of private institutions holding public information over which state or public has little or no say - and this likely to be the norm in the long run in neoliberal environment. CK Raju _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
