Tier 2 workshops have already started in some colleges. But will take
time for all colleges to be covered there being over 80 colleges. Our
effort should not target stopping this particular workshop but the
relationship between M$ and ILLL and future workshops.

Will try to help with RTI.

On 1/11/10, narendra sisodiya <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Krishnakant <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Mon, 2010-01-11 at 11:01 +0530, satyaakam goswami wrote:
>>> 2010/1/11 Guru गुरु <[email protected]>
>>>         The 'contact us' page has provision to send an email to ILH. I
>>>         just sent out a brief mail on why DU should not chose
>>>         proprietary software.
>>>
>>> Good work, this is some thing we needed to do immediately.  Even I
>>> will be sending an email.  Note that colleges under Delhi univercity
>>> have a lot of blind students and this implies that a lot of money
>>> (millions of Rs.) will be waisted on Jaws like software and even after
>>> this investment, not all softwares on windows are accessible.
>>
>>>
>>> I think enough dope has already been provided on this to them. The
>>> ground reality is how are we going to support and sustain this effort.
>>> Does FOSSCOMM as an org have a plan?
>>>
>> Yes this is a serious matter and I already posted one mail with similar
>> concerned on this thread.
>>>
>>>         I request other members to also send mails to alert them that
>>>         their move is seen as inappropriate.  Members in Delhi could
>>>         offer to help ILH,DU to opt for FOSS Instead.
>>>
>>>
>> Yes, I think many can send emails, but there has to be some
>> authoritative voice raised against this.
>>
>>> Request is good but in real world thinks don't work like mails go and
>>> over night the guy or institutions get transformed , Members in Delhi
>>> can do Help/Support/Consult but it goes back to the mother of all
>>> questions what's the incentive and what FOSCOMM can do for these
>>> individuals?
>>>
>> +1
>>
>>> I am not expecting anything from this august forum , except they need
>>> to pull there socks and get the act together on the ground.
>>>
>>> again +1
>>
>> happy hacking.
>> Krishnakant.
>>
>
> == Action Item 1 ==
>
> Tire1 workshop is Over, We can oppose Tier2 rounds.
> I have composed an letter for Dr Vimal rarh, should I upload on lug
> wiki So that other can add their name and modify the content ? We can
> make a deadline for edit the document. 14 Jan 2010 , 12.00 night. The
> final lettter can be send and blogged and uploaded on FOSSCOMM wiki !
>
> Also, we (delhi guys) can go to illl office to submit letter of
> opposition via hand.
>
> == Action Item 2 ==
> I have not composed RTI ever, so please guide me to do it. we need to get
>
>
>
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