Fsf-friends January 2009

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FOSSMeet@NITC '09
by Kishore A 31 Jan '09

31 Jan '09

Hello... FOSS Meet@NITC, an annual conference on Free and Open Source Software at NIT Calicut, brings to you a gamut of talks in Free and Open Source Software(FOSS) along with a number of workshops , bofs and video conferences. The fest, the fourth largest of its kind in India, draws FOSS enthusiasts from all over India. Year after year, we expand our horizon and endeavor to ensure that innovative thoughts and ideas get every opportunity to realize their potential, release it and share it. The 2009 edition of the event is scheduled to be held from Feb 27th to 1st March.The registrations have already begun. Do visit our website <http://www.nitc.fossmeet.in/> for the same. Get yourself registered for the event.. -- Publicity Team FOSS Meet@NITC 2009 Feb 27th to 1st March publicity(a)fossmeet.in

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Venezuela adopts ODF
by V. Sasi Kumar 31 Jan '09

31 Jan '09

The Government of Venezuela has declared ODF as the official and mandatory format. See here: http://homembit.com/2009/01/1-venezuela-adopts-odf.html Best -- V. Sasi Kumar Free Software Foundation of India http://swatantryam.blogspot.com

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Re: [Fsf-friends] Fsf-friends Digest, Vol 16, Issue 45
by sreejith g.s 27 Jan '09

27 Jan '09

Hi, Another interesting link on this topic: Call for Opensource Government: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7841486.stm Sreejith On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 12:00 PM, <fsf-friends-request(a)mm.gnu.org.in> wrote: > Send Fsf-friends mailing list submissions to > fsf-friends(a)mm.gnu.org.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > fsf-friends-request(a)mm.gnu.org.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > fsf-friends-owner(a)mm.gnu.org.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Fsf-friends digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. US President thinking of mandating "Open Source" (V. Sasi Kumar) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:27:25 +0530 > From: "V. Sasi Kumar" <sasi.fsf(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [Fsf-friends] US President thinking of mandating "Open > Source" > To: Principal Support List of FSF-India <fsf-friends(a)mm.gnu.org.in> > Message-ID: <1232989045.6757.101.camel@sasi-laptop> > Content-Type: text/plain > > Obama exploring option of mandating "Open Source" software in > government, says this story: http://government.zdnet.com/?p=4297 > > Seems interesting. When will we have a Prime Minister who understands > the benefits of Free Software? Hope Obama really decides to mandate Free > Software in government. We can then use the story to campaign in our > country. Wish Obama understood the philosophy of the Free Software > movement and mandated Open Access and Creative Commons licencing for > material generated using public funds too. > > Best > -- > V. Sasi Kumar > Free Software Foundation of India > http://swatantryam.blogspot.com > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Fsf-friends mailing list > Fsf-friends(a)mm.gnu.org.in > http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends > > > End of Fsf-friends Digest, Vol 16, Issue 45 > ******************************************* >

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US President thinking of mandating "Open Source"
by V. Sasi Kumar 26 Jan '09

26 Jan '09

Obama exploring option of mandating "Open Source" software in government, says this story: http://government.zdnet.com/?p=4297 Seems interesting. When will we have a Prime Minister who understands the benefits of Free Software? Hope Obama really decides to mandate Free Software in government. We can then use the story to campaign in our country. Wish Obama understood the philosophy of the Free Software movement and mandated Open Access and Creative Commons licencing for material generated using public funds too. Best -- V. Sasi Kumar Free Software Foundation of India http://swatantryam.blogspot.com

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Kerala Marxists see red as 'free' software drive goes out of control
by Praveen A 25 Jan '09

25 Jan '09

http://epaper.mailtoday.in/2512009/epaperimages/2512009/2512009-md-hr-16/32… -- പ്രവീണ്‍ അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്‍ <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign

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free fonts -FSF
by shirish 23 Jan '09

23 Jan '09

Hi all, I was trying to see if there are any gpl fonts. One of the links talked about Akruti fonts. The said fonts are unavailable on the site. After some searching came to this mail. http://mm.gnu.org.in/pipermail/fsf-friends/2003-May/000947.html which tells that the fons have been taken back due to copyright issues. Has there been any move to get some indic fonts put up for distribution on the fsf's site ? -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal My quotes in this email licensed under CC 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17

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Re: [Fsf-friends] OpenOffice Spreadsheet Template for KVAT Filing
by ipmurali＠gmail.com 20 Jan '09

20 Jan '09

On Jan 20, 2009 1:57pm, Anivar Aravind <anivar.aravind(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 3:22 PM, ipmurali(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > I am trying on Windows XP SP2 (at office) > > > Used IE to download the file from > > > http://www.zyxware.com/software/utilities/sales_purchase_invoice_v.0.9.1.ods, > > > It downloaded a zip file which does not contain any ODS file. > > > > Zip file? It must be ODS file (ODs format is actually a compressed > > file). IE usually have the habit of changing extensions while saving. > > > > > Then I tried with Firefox 3.0.5, it downloaded the ODS file. > > > But it could not open with OO Version 3.0.0. > > > > It is Openable with OO 3.0 . I tested in my Virtual Host Installation > But in my system it is not opening, no error message also ? Anybody else having the issue on Windows XP SP2. with OO.Version 3.0.0 ??? > > > > > > > > > Now let me try on Ubuntu 8.10/OO 2.4 > > > It seems working here, didn't check in detail. > > > > > > regards, > > > murali. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 20, 2009 10:50am, Anivar Aravind anivar.aravind(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >> On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 11:38 AM, ipmurali(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > >> > Anoop, > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > I am getting a zip file when downloaded from the provided link, and it > > >> > > >> > doesn' contain any spread sheet file (*.ods)!!! > > >> > > >> > Can you please check, the site contain the right file? > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> It works fine for me. Open the downloaded ods file with Openoffice > > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Any responsible politician should be encouraging a home grown Free > > Software industry because it creates the basis for future jobs. > > Learning Windows is like learning to eat every meal at McDonalds. >

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Re: [Fsf-friends] OpenOffice Spreadsheet Template for KVAT Filing
by ipmurali＠gmail.com 20 Jan '09

20 Jan '09

Anoop, I am getting a zip file when downloaded from the provided link, and it doesn' contain any spread sheet file (*.ods)!!! Can you please check, the site contain the right file? regards murali. On Jan 20, 2009 1:50am, Anoop John <anoopjohn(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for all the good words. > > > A new version has been uploaded with the reported issues fixed > > > * Support of ooo3 > > > * Licensing info in properties. > > > > > > The new download link has been added to the page > > > http://www.zyxware.com/articles/2009/01/16/openoffice-spreadsheet-template-…> > > > > > > Please report any issue as comments to the above post. > > > > > > You can download the new file from > > > http://www.zyxware.com/software/utilities/sales_purchase_invoice_v.0.9.1.ods> > > > > > > Cheers > > > Anoop > > > -- > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > http://www.zyxware.com > > > http://www.anoopjohn.com > > > http://www.thondomraughts.com > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > "Be the change you wish to see in the world", MK Gandhi > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Fsf-friends mailing list > > > Fsf-friends(a)mm.gnu.org.in > > > http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends > > >

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OpenOffice Spreadsheet Template for KVAT Filing
by Anoop John 19 Jan '09

19 Jan '09

Dear All, I have converted the Microsoft xls template that was provided on keralataxes.in into an OpenOffice template and am attaching the document herewith. For those of you who cannot download this attachment, you can download the OpenOffice Spreadsheet file from the following page. <http://www.zyxware.com/articles/2009/01/16/openoffice-spreadsheet-template-…> Until the Sales Tax Department starts supporting this document I will gladly be providing support to those who take the pain to report any issues. With this, we in the Free Software Community, once again demonstrate that we are willing to work with anybody to further the cause of Free Software and Freedom in General. I believe all the work done by the Government using public funds is supposed to be Free (as in Freedom) as per the IT policy. So I am issuing my derived work under GPL. Wish you all a Happy and Wonderful GNU Year Best Regards Anoop John CEO, Zyxware Technologies -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.zyxware.com http://www.anoopjohn.com http://www.thondomraughts.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Be the change you wish to see in the world", M. K. Gandhi ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: Rs 500 crores for computers in Gujarat schools
by Anivar Aravind 16 Jan '09

16 Jan '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Guru <guru(a)itforchange.net> Date: Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 9:32 PM Subject: Rs 500 crores for computers in Gujarat schools To: ict-education-india(a)googlegroups.com Dear friends, The article in Indian Express (provided below my mail) says that the Gujarat Government is planning a 500 crore outlay on computers in schools. Hopefully it will consist of ICT tools that teachers and students can use to create their own learning resources - both digital learning material as well as software applications/enhancements. This can be an opportunity for teacher educators, teachers and students to create locally relevant and contextual material. The article says the Government is indeed inclined towards FOSS (Free and Open Source Software). Hopefully it will also avoid spending on 'centrally created "high quality" content or licensed/proprietary software that teachers and students will be 'taught to use'. If we are able to get the large technology vendors off the back of school system, it will be half the battle won, it can then be possible for the teachers to have sometime and resources to figure out, with support, what ICTs could mean to them and their work. Such support of course, needs to be based on a deep understanding of pedagogy rather than technology per se. It may be worthwhile checking/discussing with the Gujarat Government to share some of our views as well as our Workshop outputs with them. I request those interested to respond or write to me off-list to take this issue further. regards, Guru PS - Microsoft offering Windows (operating system) free of cost to the Gujarat Government is a typical Microsoft ploy - no wonder the Head of the National IT Institute of Brazil called Microsoft a 'drug pusher' (see www.charlesleadbeater.net/cms/xstandard/Brazil_Open_Source.pdf for some unethical methods adopted by Microsoft) for this reason, offering the initial samples at little or no cost and then benefiting from having made the user dependent on their products. Even if the Gujarat schools get windows free of cost (which also means Microsoft Office is still priced), the students will learn only Microsoft products and buy the same for their own use, which means enormous externalised financial implications of this 'free of cost' decision... Hence as a guardian of public interest, Government need to both adopt and actively promote free software for the high positive societal impact, apart from the specific costs/benefits to them from the decision. *************************************************************** http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rs-500-cr-for-computers-in-schools/405217/ Rs 500 cr for computers in schools - KAMRAN SULAIMANI Posted: Jan 01, 2009 at 0038 hrs IST Vadodara: In a unique Information Technology initiative, the Gujarat Government will spend around Rs 500 crore to buy 1,50,000 computers, peripherals and LCDs to equip some 20,000 primary and upper primary schools in the state, over the next five years. The project will also include 3D multimedia educational content software, a cyber-based school management system to monitor school activities, besides providing the requisite IT training to teachers across the state. "Although we had done some technological upgradation in about 5,000 schools earlier, this will be the first massive effort of its kind," Gujarat IT Secretary, Raj Kumar, told Newsline. IN 2007, the state government had tied up with Educomp for Computer Aided Education (CAE) programmes under the Gujarat Council of Primary Education (GCPE) in 500 schools spread over 25 districts. Educomp had also trained around 1,500 teachers in computer literacy. Gujarat is now taking the cue from schools in Karnataka. The state government is inclined to go for free open source software (FOSS) for schools. "As of now, the government has decided to go for FOSS, which is available at almost no cost, but Microsoft too has offered to provide their operating system free of cost. It's up to the Education department to decide on it," Kumar added. The project will be on the build operate transfer (BOT) model. The state will not make the full payment upfront. "We will pay 30 per cent and the remaining 70 per cent will be staggered over the next five years," said Principal Secretary, Education, Hasmukh Adhia. "It's a huge project that could change concepts of teaching and learning. We will also get LCDs for schools capable of displaying 3D stories to help in science subjects," added Adhia. The state will also get funds from the Centre to upgrade IT infrastructure in secondary schools. Not only schools, but the government has also floated tenders to upgrade the Gujarat State Wide Area Network (GSWAN). "It has been seven years from the day we implemented GSWAN. Technologies change with time and we are in the process of upgrading some equipment," Kumar said. The state government wants network components at taluka GSWAN nodes to integrate with the existing GSWAN infrastructure for enhancement under the SWAN scheme of the Government of India. The state is also improving the leased line bandwidth in all district and taluka locations to integrate it with the existing GSWAN, it was informed. -- Gurumurthy Kasinathan IT for Change www.ITforChange.net Bridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities Tel:98454 37730 http://ITforChange.net http://India.IS-Watch.net http://IS-Watch.net http://content-commons.in *IT for Change is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with United Nations' Economic and Social Council* --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ ** If you do 'REPLY', it will go to GOOGLEGROUPS. Pls user FORWARD if you want the mail to go to specific person(s) and not the entire group. 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