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[Fsf-friends] Re: Re: [India-egov] Microsoft to conduct five e-Gov seminars in India,10 March 2004(fwd)
by Atul Asthana ＠ home 18 Apr '04

18 Apr '04

Dear Frederick, I guess, we need to draft a letter which brings out the comparitive advantages of using open source in the government. We also need to ensure that OSS becomes part of school and college syllabi. We can then publish the letter on various lists and let people choose as to what their concerns are. Regards. Atul Asthana atulasthana(a)gmx.net 2004-03-15 20:40:05 First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. --Mahatma Gandhi ======= At 2004-03-15, 13:32:00 Frederick Noronha (FN) fred(a)bytesforall.org wrote: ======= >Hi Atul, I certainly think this should be done. You have my full support. >Copying this to FSF-FRIENDS. We can locate the MPs' names (even if the Lok >Sabha has been dissolved) from the parliament.nic.in site. At least in the >Rajya Sabha for now. In addition, we could also get friendly MPs to raise >parliamentary questions. I know a couple, and FLOSS issues have already >been raised in the Indian parliament, thanks to them. FN > >On Mon, 15 Mar 2004, Atul Asthana @ home wrote: > >> Dear Frederick, >> >> Was planning to start a campaign to write to MLAs/MPs, Ministers, >> Bureaucrats stating advantages of OSS over Microsoft. >> Do you think that this campaign can be initiated thru any of the >> mailing lists (you and I are on, or otherwise)? That is we encourage >> people on the mailing lists to write to their representatives, >> bueaucrats known to them etc? >> Its not a difficult task to find names and addresses of >> MLAs/MPs/Bureaucrats. >> >> >> Regards. >> Atul Asthana >> atulasthana(a)gmx.net >> 2004-03-15 09:51:53 >> >> First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. >> --Mahatma Gandhi >> >> ======= At 2004-03-10, 13:54:00 Frederick Noronha (FN) fred(a)sancharnet.in wrote: ======= >> >> >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > >> > >> >10 March, 2004 [ www.i4donline.net ] >> > >> >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> >Microsoft to conduct five e-Gov seminars in India >> >Microsoft Corporation India today announced a series of five >> >e-Governance seminars targeted at bureaucrats and Government >> >officials. The first seminar in the series will be held at Bhopal. >> >Targeted at bureaucrats and government officials, the seminars >> >will be conduced across of Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, >> >Orissa and West Bengal. >> >http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/03/10/stories/2004031002281700.htm > >> > >> ><*> To visit your group on the web, go to: >> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/India-egov/ > >------------------------------------------------------------------- > March 2004 | Frederick Noronha, Freelance Journalist >Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa | Goa India 0091.832.2409490 or 2409783 > 1 2 3 4 5 6 | ---------------------------------------- > 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 | Email fred at bytesforall.org >14 15 16 17 18 19 20 | Writing with a difference >21 22 23 24 25 26 27 | ... on what makes *the* difference >28 29 30 31 | http://www.bytesforall.org >------------------------------------------------------------------- >CHECK OUT USENET http://www.algebra.com/~scig/approved/threads.html >------------------------------------------------------------------- = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

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Re: [LIG] [OT] Sarovar, Fairplay, Apple
by Rajkumar S 17 Apr '04

17 Apr '04

Sayamindu Dasgupta wrote: > Hey, > Looks like Apple has unleashed it's lawyers upon sarovar.org for hosting > fairplay. > http://sarovar.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=474 Yes, sarovar team has decided to pull the project down. It was not a happy decision to take, but too many factors were out of our control and people want to avoid court appearances if possible. This case sets dangerous precedents, and if I am right is the first use of litigation against a free software site in India. Corporations are using litigation as a very effective weapon against freedom, as free software hackers have little defense against it. I personally believe that an organization like FSF India should take up this case on behalf of free software hackers in this country and we all should support them in this endeavor. I personally have many difference of opinion with some of the policies and actions of FSF India, but this is not the time to think about the differences, but what we have in common. This is a threat against all of us and we all should give our support to FSF India in fighting it, if they decide to do so. I have already written to FSF Board to consider this, and extending all support including what ever money I can muster to fight this case. I request you all to write to RMS and fsf board expressing your support, in what ever way you can, to help them fight this. Today it's me, Tomorrow it could be any one of us. raj

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Unsubscription.
by Tirthankar C. Patnaik 17 Apr '04

17 Apr '04

Folks, Could you please tell me how to unsubscribe from fsf-friends? I find I'm not able to provide the time I'd like anymore. TIA, -tir -- -- Tirthankar, IGIDR. +91-22-2840 0919 x275 (r), x593(o), x542(CFL). http://www.igidr.ac.in/~tir FIDELITY, n. A virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.

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RE: [Fsf-friends] Gnus Grazing @Bangalore-Announce
by Senthil_OR＠Dell.com 15 Apr '04

15 Apr '04

All are welcome! If feel joining us "Gnus Grazing" ,we would be more than happy to hear about it and meet you there (and share our fodder as well). Date & Time =========== Sunday 18,April 2004 10:00 AM (Morning) Rendezvous Point ================ We will gather before the Gangaram's Book store on the M.G Road. -- Senthil Phone# 36945246 -----Original Message----- From: Rakesh Ambati Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 8:30 PM To: Arun M; fsf Subject: Re: [Fsf-friends] Gnus Grazing @Bangalore-Announce --- Arun M <arun(a)gnu.org.in> wrote: > It may be a good idea to post the details of the > meeting to list, time > and place. Others may also come. ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Dear Friends, Here is the moment we were waiting for.I feel honored to invite you to the first unofficial 'Gnu(s) Grazing' meet. Date & Time =========== Sunday 18,April 2004 10:00 AM (Morning) Rendezvous Point ================ We will gather before the Gangaram's Book store on the M.G Road.Its next to Plaze theater.You can't miss it. For any further assistance you can email me off the list. This is the rendezvous point,ones all Gnu's arrive we'll hit someplace else.So try be there on time. What to do once you are there? ============================= Unfortunately,Once few of us meet each other in real world.So,just for the sake(its English sake, not Japanese ;D) of identification.Look out for guy in black T-Shirt with 'Active' written on it.That would be arky(\me). What we gonna do @ Unofficial Gnu(s) Grazing? ============================================ Now,that I leave it for your imagination. Perhaps we can discuss a road-plan for conducting such FSF related activities. Who's gonna be there ? ===================== We have Abhas,Senthil,Rahman,sajith. Who's missing ? =============== Arun (of course,he'll be with us soon) Sujith (he owe's us few cups of cappuccino) h'm am I missing anyone ? Cheers --arky PS: Please try to keep in touch so you are updated of the any changes.

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Re: [Fsf-friends] Gnus Grazing @Bangalore
by Rakesh Ambati 15 Apr '04

15 Apr '04

Morning Abhas, > As for the venue of the meet, if all of you are fine > with travelling a > little bit, we would glad to host the meet at our > office in Yelahanka New > Town (YNT). YNT is towards the northern most extreme > of Bangalore and off > the Hyderabad highway. Thank you abhas,you are being supportive as always.I guess we have to hear to views of those involved. What do you say,guys? > > Otherwise, if this is inconvenient, we could meet up > any other place as > well. > We'll this Sunday morning few of us are meeting for a cup of tea on M G Road,Bangalore.If you interested to meet please let me know. I'll be sending a email to all the people who conformed with the necessary details off the list. --arky __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html

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Re: [Fsf-friends] Gnus Grazing
by Rakesh Ambati 14 Apr '04

14 Apr '04

Hi Suraj & Senthil, Perhaps we can have a informal Gnus Grazing this weekend.Am looking for a grazier (sponsor) who can provide us a gazing (place to meet). If anyone is interested in providing a premises for the meet,Please send me a email off list. --arky --- Suraj <suraj(a)symonds.net> wrote: > Senthil_OR(a)Dell.com wrote on Wed, Apr 14, 2004 at > 12:19:01PM +0530: > ,---- > | Welcome! It would be good meeting for us all. > And I have seen few > | others (from blore) at fsf-friends list. Lets > | call 'em up as well. > `---- > > whoa! I would love to meet up! When? Where? > > cheers, > > -Suraj > > -- > ,-----------------[http://www.symonds.net/~suraj/]---o > | Britain adopted the Gregorian calender in 1752, by > which time they were 11 > | days behind the rest of Europe, which had changed > in 1582. The date was simply > | moved forward - September 3rd became September > 14th. > `------------------------------[suraj(a)symonds.net]---o __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html

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[Anand Babu] Re: thanks
by Anand Babu 14 Apr '04

14 Apr '04

-- _.|_ (_||_) Free as in Freedom <www.gnu.org>

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Article on free software... reporting from India
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 14 Apr '04

14 Apr '04

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Hi everyone, I have written an article on free software in India and Canada. You can read it at: http://www.rabble.ca/news_full_story.shtml?sh_itm=3d9755aef06d3654ab98d07488 e37a5a&r=1 There is also a discussion happening in the babble section: http://www.rabble.ca/babble/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic&f=31&t=000211 Please send out to as many people as you can in India. Cheers, Frédéric Dubois Independent journalist Montreal, Canada

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Events in technical festival
by Sumit Suman 13 Apr '04

13 Apr '04

Hi, I'm a third year computer science and engineering undergaduate at IIT Guwahati. IITG has a number of students with tremendous interest in open source softwares and development. In general there is a strong support base for the cause. We also run among other things a mirror server for Debian distributions. IITG is celebrating the sixth edition of its national level technical fetival - Techniche 2004 from 3rd to 5th September 2004. We are willing to provide a major focus to open source in this festival. The possibilities could be - 1. An lecture by a very popular personality - like Alan Cox(is it possible to get him to India? if yes, how?) 2. A workshop on open source for engineering students(IITG + colleges of North East, W. Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, etc).(Who all can conduct this and what can be the focus areas?) 3. A contest for students for open source development. It would be of immense help if you could offer your valuable suggestions. Eagerly awaiting your response, Sumit Suman --

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Project Gutenberg Buys Amazon.com
by Rakesh Ambati 12 Apr '04

12 Apr '04

hello list, Here something very interesting to read. http://www.gutenberg.net/events/pg-amazon-apr1.html -arky __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/

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