On 10/17/05, doxa@sancharnet.in doxa@sancharnet.in wrote:
Friends, The sudden discovery of an ambassador in Minister Dayanidhi Maran by Microsoft Inc is not surprising in the wake of the much touted training of teachers in Tamil Nadu (a project whose sibling met with an untimely death in Kerala, thanks to efforts of a few volunteer activists). But what is surprising is to see the Minister shamelessly sitting atop foolish advertisements of the corporate telling us *what ought to be the right way to address digital divide*. Perhaps it would do a world of good if someone from Tamilnadu retold the story of Don Quixote to the Minister (in its 400th year of celebrations). CK Raju Thrissur
You bring up a topic I have also been following closely and find equally astonishing. I think it might actually be a good idea to invite Mr. Maran to the FOSS.IN http://FOSS.IN conference < http://foss.in >and maybe even organize a group of individuals to meet with him to discuss how India needs to embrace free and open source software. I will suggest this on the conference mailing list and see if this can be arranged.
Regards, Ragavan