Fsf-friends October 2002

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To open software within three years
by Manjush G.Menon 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

Original Message ----- From: "IT@School" <itschool(a)asianetindia.com> To: <manjushmenon(a)hotmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 5:08 PM Subject: Reply > Mr.Manjush G. Menon > We are not giving to depend totally on Ms. Products. Rather MS > Office is taught along with open office and Windows along with Linux > from this year. Arranging the resource persons for training an open > software, making available the software, the maintenance of a help desk > etc. are logistical issues which could not be immediately undertaken. > We plan switch out to open software within three years. > Executive Director > ---- Original Message ----- From: Manjush G. Menon To: itschool(a)asianetindia.com Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 5:46 PM Subject: Respected sir, From Manjush G. Menon, Sr.Programmer, Sofker Solutions Pvt Ltd, Kochi-18. To The Executive Director, 'IT @ SCHOOL' Project, SCERT Buildings, Poojapura, Thiruvananthapuram-12. Respected sir, SUB: In protest against the inclusion of products from multinational companies in the syllabus of 'IT @ SCHOOL' It's a very dissappointing fact that when the whole world is moving towards Free software, we at kerala are going behind a major MNC - Microsoft. I hereby register my protest in such an act from 'IT @ SCHOOL' Project team. Breaking of prototypes will definetly help us in finding economical and high quality products for our future generation. For students and programmers, the GNU Linux contains 'GNU Compiler Collections' which includes C, C++, FORTRAN, PERL, TCL etc. Also, for DTP and other publishing purposes, it includes GNU Office utilities like Abi-Word, gedit, and other worksheet utilities, all these with a nominal cost of Rs 700-800/-. The software as it is, is free and the cost is accounted towards the media (CD + Documentation) included. By this letter, I urge you to take this matter seriously and suggest necessary modifications in the action plan of 'IT @ SCHOOL' project. Wishing you all the best and wishing all 'Students @ SCHOOL' a bright future, Thanking you, Yours faithfully Manjush G. Menon. ______________________________________________________ Check out all the latest outrageous email attachments on the Outrageous Email Chart! - http://viral.lycos.co.uk

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PERUVIAN EFFORT COULD BAN MICROSOFT ON GOV. COMPUTERS (fwd)
by Frederick Noronha 16 Sep '04

16 Sep '04

Thanks to George Lessard for posting this across. FN ---------- Forwarded message ---------- PERUVIAN EFFORT COULD BAN MICROSOFT ON GOV. COMPUTERS Peruvian Congressman Edgar Villanueva is pushing legislation to obligate all public institutions to convert exclusively to open-source software. Open-source programs, embodied by the Linux operating system, have underlying code available to anyone who wants to modify or customize it. Such software, in unadorned form, can be downloaded from the Internet for free. Villanueva hopes his measure triggers activity in Peru's software industry by freeing programmers from the constraints of working with coding controlled by a few large companies. Open-source could take the expense out of software upgrades; which is important for a country like Peru that owes about $30 million in overdue software license fees. [SOURCE: San Jose Mercury, AUTHOR: Associated Press] (http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/3531007.htm)

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regarding the Akruti Fonts
by Sayamindu Dasgupta 31 Oct '02

31 Oct '02

Hi all, Work has started on the Akruti Bengali fonts, and Dr Anirban Mitra <mitra_anirban(a)yahoo.co.in> has already developed a beta OTF using the glyphs. The GPOS tables are still incomplete, and some of the yuktakshars are still missing. I will upload the fonts asap in the download sections at www.nongnu.org/freebangfont/ -regards- sdg

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Fwd: [smc-devel] Re: [malayalamlinux] Looking for Malayalam Unicode text
by baiju 31 Oct '02

31 Oct '02

Mahesh T Pai has completed an unofficial translation of GNU Public License : http://in.geocities.com/paivakil/freecommunity Regards, Baiju M ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: [smc-devel] Re: [malayalamlinux] Looking for Malayalam Unicode text Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 14:02:42 +0530 From: Mahesh T Pai <paivakil(a)vsnl.net> To: Rajkumar S <raj(a)linuxense.com>, smc-devel(a)nongnu.org Rajkumar S wrote: > Hello, > > > Any one having some Malayalam Unicode text? Try it on the GPL. Here it is Rajkumar had posted the original message to malayalamlinux(a)yahoogroups.com, but since it has moved to smc-devel@nongnu, my reply comes to this group. Hope it is all right. This is how I created this file. Original was file created in iLeap, and 'saved as' ISCII text from .lp2 format. From ISCII format, it converted to varamozhi text. (athaayathu ithu pOle). From varamozhi text, converted to unicode, using varamozhi. Varamozhi is not able to convert direct from ISCII to unicode - it hangs on win98. The Malayalam translation of the GPL will go on line at http://in.geocities.com/paivakil/freecommunity within a few hours definitely before 00.00 hours, November 1. With regards, Mahesh T Pai. -------------------------------------------------------

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NEWS: Stallman at IITB... dangers of software patents
by Frederick Noronha 31 Oct '02

31 Oct '02

Message: 1 From: "Srinath S" <sri(a)iiitb.ac.in> To: <Indic-computing-users(a)lists.sourceforge.net> Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 11:41:09 +0530 Subject: [Indic-computing-users] Richard Stallman on the Dangers of Software Patents Dear All, I'm sorry that I have been a dormant member of Indic-computing list. There is very little I can contribute to Indic computing per se. In case you are interested, Richard Stallman (of GNU fame) is giving a speech on the Danger of Software Patents at IIIT Bangalore on Nov 2nd. The talk is between 11:30 -- 13:00 hrs. You can register for the talk at this URL http://osl.iiitb.ac.in/stallman-register.php Hope this would be of help in your research and your projects. Best Regards Srinath Srinivasa Faculty member IIIT-B

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(no subject)
by Frederick Noronha 31 Oct '02

31 Oct '02

Can we post a more detailed update to the various mailing lists. One confirmation: Goa should read Nov 5 evening-Nov 7 noon (not 6-7). Talk on Nov 6 at 4 pm, Goa Engineering College, Farmaguddi, Ponda. Also planning an interaction with Goa Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the CM. FN PS: We need to be publicising this early. Can friends from Bangalore give an update of programmes there too? * * * * * * * * * * * This is from the fsf-friends mailing list.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Stallman is visiting India. He will be in Bangalore from 31st to 5th. On 31st he is giving a talk organised by CSI. The venue is JN Tata Auditorium Indian Institute of Science Bangalore. Time; 14.45 to 15.45 hrs. On Nov 1st he will be talking at IT.com (I guess in Palace grounds) He will e at Goa from Nov 6th and 7th and will be giving talks at engineering colleges. Venue to be decided. So mark your calenders and plan to attend them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regards, Amol Hatwar --__--__--

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IT @ School Project
by Vimal Joseph 30 Oct '02

30 Oct '02

Hello List There are obvious errors in the article about free software in the malayalam text book of 8th Std IT@School Project. The errors may have crept during the translation of the English text to Malayalam. But it cannot be allowed to happen because if allowed to, it would convey a wrong interpretation about free software amongst the students/teachers/other persons. The exact malayalam text in mnglish Line 15 : Ennal panam kodukkate mikacha software aarkkum nalkunna oru prasthanam undu. Athanu free software foundation. Free software prasthanathile prashastharaya 2 peranu richard stallman um Linus Torvaldsum <English Translation> There is a movement which gives best software to anyone without taking money, that is Free Software Foundation. Two famous names in the free software foundation are Richard Stallman and Linus Torvalds. </English Translation> (Information technology 1, malayalam version, page 25) It also didn't mention anything about freedom and sharing. The English version is OK. The exact English text Free Software Foundation ------------------------ Many of the software available today are proprietary in the sense that they are actually owned by the manufacturing companies. It is illegal and hence punishable by law to copy them or share them with others. Also, the companies do not generally disclose the underlying code or the method of development of these software. So we have to buy these software at a high cost and also forced to buy the updates the companies bring out from time to time. So, there is a periodic expenditure in maintaining the computer up to date. "Free Software" is a solution to these problems. Such software developed by the Free Software Foundation can be copied, shared or modified. So, they can be acquired at a low cost, even free of cost sometimes. The movement was founded by Richard Stallman. Another name to note is that of Linus Torvalds. (Information Technology 1, English version, Page 25) The authorities at IT@School are saying that they will convert to more free software. But I do not think it will ever happen. If one looks at the text books for 8th Std, this becomes quite evident. One would doubt whether it is a text book or some advertising supplement of Microsoft and Intel. Wherever there is a picture of a microprocessor, it is an Intel Pentium chip. The chapter on software packages shows a logo of Windows XP. The chapter on wordprocessing shows a logo of Microsoft Word 2000... Should this be allowed ? This has to be fixed..... -- Vimal

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e-Governance
by CK Raju 30 Oct '02

30 Oct '02

I presented a paper on the social fairness of software at the just concluded 34th Regional Science Conference at Thrissur. The core theme is attached herewith for remarks and suggestions from members of this list. I deliberately avoided the terminology of 'Free Software' as the audience had been economists and planning experts. CK Raju

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Re: Welcome message
by klak＠giasbm01.vsnl.net.in 30 Oct '02

30 Oct '02

Hello, Thanks for writing to gnu(a)gnu.org.in. You can find out more about our activities on our website, fsf.org.in or gnu.org.in. A good way to keep in touch with our activities is by subscribing to our mailing lists (subscription information is on the website). Please consider subscribing to fsf-friends, which is the principal support list of FSF-India, and also to fsf-india, which is FSF India's announcement list. -- gnu(a)gnu.org.in On Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:53:46 +0500, "SEPSIT KANNUR" <sepsit(a)linuxmail.org> wrote: > Hello, > Sepsit is a registered society working for the enhancement of Free > software in Keralam.We had already contacted GNU and they redirected > us to You.It's a pleasure to know that FSF India is headed in > Keralam.We arev currently developing Software in GPL'd tools on > GNU/Linux Platform.We are also providing necessary guidelines to firms > that wishes to move to GPL.We wish to know more about FSF India and > its activities .We have a tie-up with Open Software Solutions > Industrial Co -Operative Society Limited,Ernakulam,which is working > for the enhancement of free software and related matters.Kindly give > necessary Information. > > From Social Entrepreneurship Promotion Society on Information > Technology (SEPSIT), Reg No 463/2002, Dinesh Software Park, Kannur, > Keralam, India - 670002, Telephone : 0497-712965 > > -- > > Powered by Outblaze > >

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Fwd: Welcome message
by klak＠giasbm01.vsnl.net.in 30 Oct '02

30 Oct '02

-- Khuzaima A. Lakdawala

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