Fsf-friends August 2006

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I've done a transcript of Richard's talk
by Ciaran O'Riordan 01 Sep '06

01 Sep '06

Here is the transcript of Richard's talk and Q&A: http://fsfeurope.org/projects/gplv3/bangalore-rms-transcript.en.html It is of the file "part-1.ogg", and I have not finished the last 12 minutes. I have to leave the office now, so I just wanted to put it online. I will finish the 12 minutes in the morning. I might do transcripts of other parts of the recordings, but I haven't decided yet. I will mail here if I decide to do further transcripts. If someone else decides to do a transcript, please also mail here to prevent two of us from doing the same work. One very easy way to raise awareness of the GPLv3 process is to pass that webpage URL to other mailing lists, and to submit it to news sites and to forums. As many of you probably saw, there was also an interview with Stallman in The Hindu: http://www.hindu.com/seta/2006/08/31/stories/2006083100441500.htm (That was on slashdot today) Thanks for making the recordings available. -- Ciarán O'Riordan __________________ \ http://fsfeurope.org/projects/gplv3 http://ciaran.compsoc.com/ _________ \ GPLv3 and other work supported by http://fsfe.org/fellows/ciaran/weblog \ Fellowship: http://www.fsfe.org

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India State to Dump Windows for Linux
by Frederick Noronha 01 Sep '06

01 Sep '06

http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Aug31/0,4670,IndiaWindowsvsLinux,00.html India State to Dump Windows for Linux Thursday, August 31, 2006 COCHIN, India — A southern Indian state plans to switch all school computers from Microsoft Windows to the free Linux operating system, an official said Thursday. The changeover on computers used in some 12,500 high schools in the state of Kerala is set for Friday, and teachers are being trained on the new software, said the state's education minister, M.A. Baby. The state is ruled by communist politicians and its top elected official, Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan, has long been a supporter of free software, railing against the dominance of Microsoft's Windows when he was a state legislator. However, Baby insisted that the state government has no grudge against Microsoft specifically. But Achuthanandan was keen to develop the state as a"free and open software systems destination,"Baby told The Associated Press. "It is our stated policy that only free software should be used for IT education in Kerala's schools. The government is introducing Linux based software as tools to teach various subjects,"Baby told the Associated Press on Thursday. The decision to switch to Linux came after free software guru Richard Stallman, founder of the open-source GNU software project, visited Kerala two weeks ago, and persuaded officials to discard proprietary software, such as Microsoft, at state-run schools, Baby said. Despite the denials that Microsoft was the target, opposition leader M.A. Shahnawaz, of the Congress party, said he believed the decision was based on the communists'opposition to the software giant's products. He cited the communists'opposition to a Microsoft-supported computer training program that the Congress party enacted in 2002 when it ruled the state. "I think schools should be given the option to choose whether teachers are to be trained in Linux systems or Microsoft,"Shahnawaz said. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org 9822122436 +91-832-240-9490 http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com fredericknoronha(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: [ILUG-GOA] Indian state to bypass Microsoft 'monopoly'
by Vimal Joseph 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Edgar D' Souza Date: Aug 30, 2006 3:19 PM Subject: [ILUG-GOA] Indian state to bypass Microsoft 'monopoly' To: ilug-goa(a)yahoogroups.com " In a new attack on multinational corporations, the Communist government in India's southern state of Kerala is campaigning to eliminate Microsoft from use in public institutions, just weeks after it imposed a ban on Coca-Cola and Pepsi. " http://news.com.com/Indian+state+to+bypass+Microsoft+monopoly/2100-1016_3-6… Naturally, Linux is the shoo-in replacement that the Kerala government is encouraging schools to use. the GNU/Linux distribution made for Schools can be downloaded from : http://www.edugrid.ac.in/webfolder/download/schoolGnu/slgnu.html

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olpc
by Kush 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5745842945.html are any indian state govts part of this?

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Defective By Design on orkut
by പ്രവീണ ്‍‌ (P raveen) എ (A) 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

About DefectiveByDesign We Oppose DRM! DefectiveByDesign.org is a broad-based anti-DRM campaign that is targeting Big Media, unhelpful manufacturers and DRM distributors. The campaign aims to make all manufacturers wary about bringing their DRM-enabled products to market. DRM products have features built-in that restrict what jobs they can do. These products have been intentionally crippled from the users' perspective, and are therefore "defective by design". This campaign will identify these "defective" products, and target them for elimination. Our aim is the abolition of DRM as a social practice. To view the 'Defective By Design' community page on orkut, visit: http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=19514479 -- "Value your freedom, or you will lose it, teaches history. `Don't bother us with politics', respond those who don't want to learn." -- Richard Stallman Me scribbles at http://www.pravi.co.nr

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delete
by satish reddy 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

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Re: [Fsf-friends] from Bangalore GPLv3
by Debarshi 'Rishi' Ray 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

> FSF India, made 300 bags for each registered participant, we also made > 300 peices of specially embroidered 'kurta' which were on sale at > Rs. 250/-. Is any piece still remaining unsold? If yes, can it be bought by someone who is a FOSS enthusiast, but did not register for the conference? Regards, Debarshi -- Don't be humble ... you're not that great. -- Golda Meir

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[Photos] International Conference on GPLv3, IIM, Bangalore, August 23-24, 2006
by Shakthi Kannan 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

Greetings! The photos that I took at the International Conference on GPLv3 on August 23-24, 2006 at IIM, Bangalore are available here: http://www.shakthimaan.com/Mambo/gallery/album36 Regards, SK -- Shakthi Kannan http://www.shakthimaan.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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APC CHRIS NICOL FOSS PRIZE IN 2007
by Fouad Riaz Bajwa 24 Aug '06

24 Aug '06

=============================================================== ANNOUNCING THE APC CHRIS NICOL FOSS PRIZE IN 2007 Making it easy to use free and open source software =============================================================== The APC Chris Nicol FOSS Prize recognises initiatives that are making it easy for people to start using free and open source software (FOSS). The prize will be awarded to a person or group doing extraordinary work to make FOSS accessible to ordinary computer users. The APC FOSS Prize has been established to honor Chris Nicol, a long time FOSS advocate and activist who for many years worked with APC. We are looking for initiatives that: * improve the accessibility to, knowledge of and/or usability of FOSS * are user-oriented * are documented so that others can learn from and replicate the model * have demonstrable impact and have increased the number of people using FOSS on a day-to-day basis THE PRIZE IS OPEN TO: Any person or group anywhere in the world who supports or promotes user-oriented free and open source software. The application form must be completed in either English or Spanish however there are no language restrictions regarding the language of the project. Small-scale activities are encouraged to apply. THE PRIZE: US$ 4,000.00 may be shared by up to two initiatives at the jury's discretion. DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS: March 30 2007 MORE ABOUT THE APC CHRIS NICOL FOSS PRIZE: http://www.apc.org/english/chrisnicol http://www.apc.org/espanol/chrisnicol or write to fossprize(a)apc.org ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS (APC) http://www.apc.org The Association for Progressive Communications is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals through the strategic use of information and communication technologies, especially internet-technologies. =============================================================== Courtesy of _______________________________________________ APCNews mailing list APCNews(a)lists.apc.org http://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/apcnews Forwarded for information by ----------------------- Fouad Riaz Bajwa General Secretary - FOSS Advocate FOSSFP: Free & Open Source Software Foundation of Pakistan ® Secretariat Cell: 92-333-4661290 Tel: 92-42-5030039 E-Mail: bajwa(a)fossfp.org URL: www.fossfp.org ; www.ubuntu-pk.org Disclaimer: This e-mail message is intended for its recipient only. If you have received this e-mail in error, please discard it. The author of this e- mail or FOSSFP: Free and Open Source Software Foundation of Pakistan (R) takes no responsibility for the material, implicit or explicit. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.5/426 - Release Date: 8/23/2006

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from Bangalore GPLv3
by Nagarjuna 24 Aug '06

24 Aug '06

Many of you attended the fourth GPLv3 Conference held at Bangalore. We thank you for your interest and attending the conference which made it a success. Many of you actively participated in the discussion, which made the event even more interesting and useful. We continued informal discussion till late evening. Many of you opted not to attend the conference. As a registered participant this meant several things for the event. Those who opted not to attend the conference, and did not inform us in advance, actually were squatting on the empty seats in the auditorium. We had only 270 seats in the auditorium. Since the registration was overwhelming, we had to inform the new registrations which were still pouring in, 'to say sorry, we are already full.' So we said registrations are closed. Your gesture of supporting this event by registration actually turned out to be a way of disrupting the event. FSF India, made 300 bags for each registered participant, we also made 300 peices of specially embroidered 'kurta' which were on sale at Rs. 250/-. We expected this way we could make up for the expenses. We had ordered for more food, and tea. You could understand how your action of opting out of the conference added a lot of discomfort to the organizers who were working hard for the last several days. We apologize on behalf of the foundation for those who were denied registrations, and could not attend. Thankfully, the volunteers at IIMB and FSF India made efforts to record the event. You will all get to hear and, most likely, see the proceedings of the event. If you had come, the event would have been more successful. In the events to come, please give us more substantial support. Thanking you Nagarjuna G. Chairman, FSF India.

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