Fsf-friends July 2020

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Online education and Free Software
by Pirate Praveen 25 Jul '20

25 Jul '20

Hi, If you see any education institutions forcing usage of proprietary software for online education, you can share these letters and also let us know so we can support you in challenging it. FSF India: Open letter to KITE: On the use of proprietary apps and services for online classes in schools https://fsf.org.in/news/proprietary-apps-in-schools/ FSCI: https://fsci.in/statements/open-letter-to-kerala-kite-ceo-on-forcing-teache… Also recently University of Calicut made Adobe Premier mandatory for setting up recording studios in all colleges, we challenged it and they promised to remove the requirement for proprietary software. Thanks Praveen

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by None 25 Jul '20

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for invitees. If you're interested, get in touch with Shruti and check the possibility of participating. FN ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Dear all, We are pleased to inform you that after the successful First Working Group Consultation on the Use of ICTs for Development in Bangalore, we are now organizing the SECOND WORKING GROUP CONSULTATION in NEW DELHI on the 27-28 MAY, 2003. The Delhi meeting will carry forward the agenda set in Bangalore, and focus on the theme of FREE & OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; AND THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN WIDENING THE DEBATE ON DEVELOPMENT. Our lead project partner is the Centre for Public Policy, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. The Delhi meeting is being organised in co-operation with the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi. We hope that you will participate in the Delhi meeting and make it as fruitful and productive as the Bangalore Consultation. This is just an advance intimation for you to block your dates for the Consultation. We will soon be sending you the detailed agenda. We look forward to seeing you all in Delhi. Warm regards, Shruti Gupta Junior co-ordinator Project on ICTs for Development

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by None 25 Jul '20

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files, using pdfTeX, also free software. "So powerful is TeX that it was able to process nearly 1,200 pages in just four minutes", says Radhakrishnan. "Not only that, since it is also a programming language, it is able to do several things automatically, like the generation of header markers, for example", he adds. To incorporate corrections and editorial changes to the proof sheets, RVT designed a graphical spreadsheet interface for SJP. This also helped to save time in updating the almost 10,000 entries that had changed since the last directory was printed four years ago. Recent reports in India's enterprise-based Network Magazine also noted the small but growing number of other industrial ventures starting to try out GNU/Linux in their "mission critical space". Asian Paints, India's largest paint company, has implemented SAP modules on GNU/Linux. IDBI Bank, with over 91 branches, runs its core banking applications on it. Rolta India runs its database containing thousands of users, while ICICI Infotech runs its knowledge management applications, and C-DAC runs e-governance solutions on GNU/Linux. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Noronha (FN) | http://www.fredericknoronha.net Freelance Journalist | http://www.bytesforall.org http://goalinks.pitas.com | http://joingoanet.shorturl.com http://linuxinindia.pitas.com | http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks ------------------------------------------------------------------------- T: 0091.832.2409490 or 2409783 M: 0 9822 122436 -------------------------------------------------------------------------

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by None 25 Jul '20

25 Jul '20

the debate elsewhere. FN ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Dear Isa, > Thanks Sunil, > > Systems should be up within a week or so... Thanks for that. And sorry for my rudeness in my original post. Let me offer you a deal to try and make up. Please consider changing the name 'International Open Source Network' to 'International Free Software Network'. Here 'Free' as in 'Freedom'. The term 'Open source' only pays homage to the first freedom in the GPL. http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html * The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs The term 'Free software' encompasses all 4 freedoms * The freedom to run the program, for any purpose * The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs * The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor * The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to the public ...notice how these freedoms affect ownership and control of technologies. This paradigm shift is critical in overcoming the Digital Divide. If the name of your organization is changed. We [MAHITI] will build a high quality portal cum collaboration platform for you just like Plone.org for 'Free'. Here 'Free' as in 'Free Lunch'. Details of Zope/Plone below. Hope you will forgive my audacity :-) Thanks, Sunil Notable users of Plone include Government of Hawaii, Lufthansa, NATO, AARP, CBS New York, Austrian Government, Activestate.com and University College London We will be using Plone / Zope content management system. 1. Short Profile: http://www.zope.org/Members/limi/plone-1.0-release 2. Movie: http://www2.state.hi.us/dags/icsd/content/video/higovdemo.avi 3. Book: http://plone.org/documentation/book 4. Other Zope Clients: http://www.zope.com/ZopeClientList -- Sunil Abraham, CEO MAHITI Infotech Pvt. Ltd. 'Reducing the cost and complexity of ICTs' 314/1, 7th Cross, Domlur Bangalore - 560 071 Karnataka, INDIA Ph/Fax: +91 80 4150580. Mobile: 98441 01150 sunil(a)mahiti.org http://www.mahiti.org ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get 128 Bit SSL Encryption! http://us.click.yahoo.com/FpY02D/vN2EAA/xGHJAA/C7EolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: bytesforall_readers-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

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by None 25 Jul '20

25 Jul '20

<sachdeva_sameer(a)yahoo.co.in> for sending it thru. FN ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Free Software rated high source: The Hindu , 9 Feb'2003 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM FEB. 9. Companies at the Technopark, near here, rate Free, Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) highly, a survey conducted by the Trivandrum Chapter of Computer Society of India in association with the Group of Technopark Companies shows. Many companies use both Windows and Linux operating systems. The most commonly used operating system was Windows NT family (90 per cent), followed by Windows 95 family (85 per cent) and the GNU/Linux family (80 per cent). read full story at : http://www.hinduonnet.com/stories/2003021003620400.htm

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by None 25 Jul '20

25 Jul '20

Message: 2 Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 08:31:02 -0000 From: "H.R. Mohan" <hrmohan123(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Chennai meet: Open Access of Information TOPIC : Open Access of information using Open Source Systems SPEAKER : Prof. John Willinsky Pacific Press Professor of Literacy and Technology University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada. DATE : Saturday, 8th February 2003 TIME : 4.30 p.m. Hi-Tea : After the talk VENUE : HOTEL TAJ CONNEMARA, Chennai About the Speaker & Talk: ------------------------- Prof. John Willinsky is currently the Pacific Press Professor of Literacy and Technology in the Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He holds prestigious Mac Arthur Fellowship. He directs the Public Knowledge Project, which is dedicated to developing online conferences, journals, and indexing systems that improve the scholarly and public quality of academic research. He is also an expert in using technology in literacy efforts. Prof. John Willinsky will address on the current situation around electronic access to research and its potential for the future under different models. He will also demonstrate the potential of new open source systems, some of which have been developed by him, in assisting the existing and new Indian journals in moving into an online environment in ways that improve both the scholarly and public quality of the research. It may be noted that the open access project is making the information available to researchers using open systems which are free. It is more towards information handling and sharing and bridge the digital divide. It will also deal with knowledge creation, PR issues, copyright, self archiving and digital libraries. K.Jayaramakrishnan Dr. R. Samyuktha Hon. Secretary Secretary Computer Society of India Madras Library Association ________________________________________________________________________

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by None 25 Jul '20

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in Pune. It is a very good idea. FSUG Chennai is the first affiliate of FSF India and working on a specific project. It may be a good idea if you can work on networking with colleges. Abhas is already doing some work, may be he can provide more input on same. If you are interested in doing some other specific task. Please let me know. Regards, Arun. Kuzima, site needs to be updated with Demo@school note and a section on help wanted.

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'intellectual property' should have been treated with inverted-quotes or more skepticism throughout... FN ---------- Forwarded message ---------- THE DAILY LIFE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW (20 - 21st December, 2002) A workshop organised by Sarai/ CSDS, Delhi and ALF, Bangalore Venue : Seminar Room, CSDS, 29 Rajpur Road, Delhi - 110054 -------------- Day One : 20th Friday, 2002 10 AM : Session 1 Introduction - Jeebesh Bagchi, Sarai/CSDS Ravi Sundaram, Sarai/CSDS, Introduction to the Public and Practices in the History of the Present (PPHP) research work within the grey economy. Prof. NS Gopalkrishnan, CUSAT, Criminalization of intellectual property law Discussion 11.30 AM : Tea 11.45 AM : Sessions 2 Lawrence Liang, ALF Emergence of IPR in daily life and language Discussant - Shamnad Basheer, Oxford 1.30 PM Lunch 2.15 PM Discussion Session Presentations - Anup and Naditha - MHRD, Govt. of India report on copyright piracy in India Neha Mahyavanshi - The vendors manual on IPR Sudhir and Lawrence - IPR cases and materials CD Comments and discussion 4.30 PM - The Code - a film by Hannu Puttonen on free software movement 6.00 PM - A terrible beauty is born - a reading/ performance by Arjun Raina (@ Sarai Interface Zone) ====================== Day Two - 21st Saturday, 2002 10 AM : Session1 A summary of day one - Sudhir Krishnaswamy Ravi Vasudevan, Sarai/CSDS IPL and rethinking of cultural studies Sudhir Krishnaswamy, ALF, The constitutional dimensions of the public domain Tea break - 12 12.15 PM : Session 2 Arun Mehta, Moderator, India GII list Software Patents: An illustration of the absurdity of IPR in the Information Age Tripta Chandola, Sarai, Open Source Licensing - some comments Lunch - 1.30 PM 2.15 PM : Session 3 Jeebesh Bagchi, Sarai >From `free software` to OPUS (www.opuscommons.net) Nitin Sawhney, MIT-Media Lab ThinkCycle: Cooperative Innovation in the Commons Discussion Session: OpenRegistry by Sunil Abraham, Mahiti The challenges of formulating a license: ThinkCycle Closing remarks by Sarai and ALF 4.30 PM - Tea 4.45 PM - A short planning session with student stipends ------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ commons-law mailing list commons-law(a)mail.sarai.net http://mail.sarai.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/commons-law

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by None 25 Jul '20

25 Jul '20

Now, how can you help me get this project thru asap. It will take me another 15 days to get the analysis thru, I will be using UML as a standard. I will post the analysis as soon as it is completed. Suraj, i need another help. Can anyone guide me on how to convert this project to be official GNU project ? Regards, Tarun Gaur _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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Message: 1 Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 09:03:50 -0000 From: "kwang_poon" <kwang_poon(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Linux in China NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: 11/11/02 Today's focus: China developers embrace Linux, study finds By Phil Hochmuth A recent survey by research group Evans Data shows that Linux is running away with the nascent Chinese IT market. The survey was completed this month and asked 1,000 applications developers based in China questions on trends in programming and technology being used there. It was found that 44% of the developers said they had written code for the Linux operating system, while 65% said they expected to write a Linux application in the next year. Linux is a hit in China because of its open-source licensing structure, which allows the software to be reused and installed on limitless machines without recrimination or copyright enforcement laws. This helps keep costs down for the hundreds of thousands of machines the various government agencies must deploy in order to support the government, which runs a country of 1.2 billion citizens. Another driver of Linux in China is that the country has its own homegrown brand - Red Flag Linux - which was created by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The PC Linux flavor is a staple on the desktops in many Chinese government agencies, observers say. Last year, the government of Beijing awarded IT contracts to six local IT providers, but rejected a seventh IT proposal, which came from Microsoft. Linux is also making inroads into servers in China. According to Evans Data, 11% of Chinese developers said they will use Linux servers next year, as opposed to only 4% who use Linux servers now. _______________________________________________________________ To contact Phil Hochmuth: Phil Hochmuth is a Senior Writer for Network World, and a former systems integrator. You can reach him at mailto:phochmut@nww.com. Related links http://www.evansdata.com/ http://www.redflag-linux.com/ ________________________________________________________________________

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