On Friday 08 Jun 2007 21:32:03 Rony wrote:
Hello All,
At the recent speech by Mr. George G. of FSF Europe in HBCSE, he mentioned a very important point which I liked and want to pass on to those who did not attend. He explained.....
In today's world knowledge is getting more and more digitized. Due to this digitization, it is the major Corporates that are controlling access to this knowledge through software code. In a Democracy where information (knowledge) should flow freely and be accessible to all, this control of knowledge by the software giants is dangerous and unwanted. This is even more important for the Governments to ensure that third parties do not control their data.
Therefore its is absolutely necessary that Governments of Democratic Nations adopt free software and formats in order to safeguard their data and get it out of the clutches and control of the corporate entities.
Laughable. This is all assuming that the society is in a fine state; as if the people behave properly and that the democracy actually works.
This is all nice and dandy in Europe or USA. Indians still need to grow up mentally for this to be applicable.