Since we're on the topic of hypocrisy (VS and Windows on his laptop), it
might interest people to know that Abdul Kalam, India's president, so
famous for apparently having ticked off Bill G. and advocating free
software for countries like India, uses non-free software, incl. MS
PowerPoint. See http://www.presidentofindia.nic.in/S/html/speeches/
others/ict.pps. and http://www.presidentofindia.nic.in/S/html/speeches/
others/FICCI.pps.
His site (www.presidentofindia.nic.in) designed and hosted by NIC,
uses a lot of non-free s/w, incl. Macromedia Flash.
So much for dreaming and igniting passions.
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KG Kumar
kg at tug dot org dot in
On Sun, 2004-01-25 at 15:05, George Abraham wrote:
> Heard RMS is visiting TVM on the 27th, (National Student Parliament,
> Trivandrum.). There is no clue on the timing of his visit. Please
> provide me info on the time, and the location of National Student
> Parliament.
Time : 11 am
Venue : Co-Bank towers, near Mascot Hotel, Trivandrum, Kerala.
regards,
arun.
RMS delivered the Silver Jubilee Lecture at Centre for Earth Science
Studies (CESS) entitled "Copyright and Freedom in Science". It was more
of a discussion than a lecture, and the discussion covered not just
copyright but went into the philosophy of Free Software and its economic
and business aspects. There were a number of young faces in the small
but enthusiastic crowd of around 200. And, interestingly, some of the
older members of the crowd also showed considerable interest in both the
copyright aspect and Free Software. The discussions were lively and went
on till we had to put a stop because of lack of time. There was
reasonably good media coverage, with two camera crews present along with
a few from the print media.
--
V. Sasi Kumar <vsasi(a)vsnl.com>
CESS
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The `TCE Linux Forum' was started on 20-12-2003. The objective of the
forum was to advocate Free software and to help fellow GNU/Linux
Users. Mr. Bharathi S, of ILUG-Chennai delivered a talk on Free Software
and the Linux localisation project at the first meeting of the Forum,
on 20-12-2003. The meeting was attended by a crowd of 325 comprising
of students and teachers. In association with the meeting a demo was
organised at the `UNIX &Paralled processing Lab, CSE Dept, TCE'. The
demo showcased Office utitilities, Network utilities, Programming
tools, gaming, etc..
The members of the `TCE Linux Forum' have been added to a mailing list
called the `GNU/Linux Users Group OF TCE' (GLUGOT). The mailing list
address is `glugot(a)freelists.org'.
As one of the activities of the `TCE Linux Forum', ILUG-Madurai
meetings are conducted at the TCE campus. The first meeting of
ILUG-Madurai was conducted on 24-01-2004 at Z0 Lecture Hall, CSE Dept,
TCE. Also, the GLUGOT meets regularly on every second saturday. These
meetings mostly comprise of technical seminars and demos.
Thanks,
Joe Steeve <joe_steeve(a)gmx.net>
Co-ordinator, GLUGOT.
Bye :)
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Known is drop, Unknown is OCEAN.
Deccan Herald (Hubli-Dharwad edition... don't know about the others)
carries a front-paged photo of RMS in its Jan 24, 2004 edition which says:
"The Herald Diary... Freedom movement
Richard M Stallman, founder of Free software Movement,
puts on a hat during an event at the Cochin University
of Science and Technology. Stallman promotes the
GNU operating system widely used in its
GNU/LINUX variant".
It also carries a photo of "Saint IGNUcius"... FN
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Freelance Journalist : http://www.bytesforall.org Ph 0091.832.2409783
http://fredericknoronha.blogware.com Cell 0 9822 122436
Hello,
Anybody interested ?
Regards
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: :' : http://www.kumarayil.net
`. `'` Mobile: 98474-47437
`- Debian GNU/Linux - Choice of the Freedom Lovers
---- Forwarded message from kalaskar kishandutt <kalaskark(a)yahoo.com> -----
>>>Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 23:38:16 -0800 (PST)
>>>From: kalaskar kishandutt <kalaskark(a)yahoo.com>
>>>Subject: TRANSLATION SOFTWARE FOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA.
>>>To: fsf-webmaster(a)gnu.org.in
>>>
>>>DEAR SIR,
>>> WE ARE VERY GLAD TO SEE YOUR "Free Software
>>>Foundation of India Volunteer Directory". PLEASE TRY
>>>TO HELP THE POOR LITIGANTS AND JUDICIARY. PLEASE
>>>ADVISE ON THE FOLLOWING OR ASK YOUR VOLUNTEER IN
>>>RESPECT OF THE FOLLOWING:
>>>
>>>"THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA IS IN NEED OF KANNADA TO
>>>ENGLISH AND VICE VERSA TRANSLATION SOFTWARE. IF
>>>INTERESTED TO UNDERTAKE THIS PROJECT PLEASE CONTACT
>>>THE UNDERSIGNED FOR MORE DETAILS."
>>>
>>>
>>>THANKING YOU,
>>>
>>>
>>>YOURS FAITHFULLY
>>>
>>>
>>>KISHAN DUTT KALASKAR
>>>CENTRAL PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR (COMPUTERS)
>>>HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
>>>BANGALORE-1
>>>PHONE: 080-2954 441.
Hi,
It seems that C-DIT and Red Hat India sorted out the issue on
Trademark. Good that Indian Express which carried the news covered the
clarification also.
<snip>
The Red Hat India has decided not to initiate legal action against the
Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT) for replicating its
Linux operating-system CDs without permission.
A joint statement from C-DIT director Achuthsankar S.Nair and Red Hat
India director Javed Tapia said: ``Red Hat India understands the context
in which Red Hat Linux CDs were replicated without prior written
permission on the use of logos and trademark and in this case Red Hat's
Legal Department has opined that no legal action is warranted.''
</snip>
http://newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20040113132150&Page=R&Title=Kera…
A GNU/Linux community at Madhyamgram
"The Internet has a curious paradox. At one end it breaks down
barriers of geography and politics, on the other it takes away the
vitality of personal interaction" says, Dipankar Das [1]
Madhyamgram is around 40 minutes by train from Kolkata, and is really
not the archetypal suburban township. Elements of modernity and urban
living tinge the area with an upwardly mobile character. In the midst
of such surroundings flourishes a GNU/Linux Community - the GNU/Linux
Thek [2]
The GLT-Madhyamgram [3] is an initiative of Dipankar Das, who
stumbled onto the F/L OSS world by accident. Tired of being the
victim of virus attacks on Microsoft platforms, he turned towards
GNU/Linux and GLT-Madhyamgram (or GLT-Mad as they fondly call it) is
his way of contributing to the community.
"The GLT-Mad is a physical helpdesk on matters regarding GNU/Linux",
says he. Asked to elaborate on the concept, he illustrates the need
for people to interact on a personal level so as to learn and
unlearn. "The Internet provides a wealth of material on F/L OSS,
however it is best to provide a guiding path towards using the system
optimally". GLT-Mad is structured to meet such a demand. The concept
of a 'thek' was a deliberate attempt to break down the formal
structure of 'prescribed learning' and make it more interactive and
participatory. This means that the teacher and the taught are able to
explore new vistas and learn together at the same time.
GLT-Mad began with 'students' who were known to Dipankar and could
appreciate the immense opportunity of GNU/Linux. Pacing the course
material over a period of time, GLT-Mad has managed to provide some
self-confidence to the users/students. "Providing the confidence to
undertake a venture is important, when the user can say 'Yes I can do
this', GLT-Mad attains one of its objectives".
Being the founder member and the inspiration has led to Dipankar
feeling the need to provide a customised content for the effort. The
GLT-Mad thus has a Compilation CD which can be used by other such
efforts across the country. He is also working on a primer on
GNU/Linux in Bengali crystallising in simple terms the lessons and
experience of the first session of the 'Thek'.
GLT-Mad does not charge any money from the students, but Dipankar has
no objection if other GLTs develop a revenue model. The GLT-book on
'GNU/Linux Iskool' [4] is almost complete and awaiting a publisher
who would be willing to realise the publishing model of the Free
Software World. Dipankar believes that this book will be of immense
help to those who want to use GNU/Linux but are daunted by the aura
of 'magic'. GLT-Mad could also do with some of the information rich
CDs like FreEduc and Customised Knoppix (like Gnoware) that help to
demonstrate the power of GNU/Linux.
GLT-Mad is affiliated (if such a term could be used) to Indian
GNU/Linux Users Group - Kolkata and Free Software Foundation of
India - West Bengal Chapter. Regular interaction with such user
groups ensure that a constant stream of ideas are exchanged.
[1] Dipankar Das is actually Prof Dipankar Das and he teaches at a
college in Central Kolkata. However, since he dislikes being called a
'professor', we avoid the term altogether.
[2] 'Thek' is colloquial bengali for a place where free and informal
discussions take place on varied topics.
[3] GLT-Madhyamgram or GNU/Linux Thek - Madhyamgram is at
www.geocities.com/ddipankardas/index.htm
[4] Another colloquial twist on the word 'school'
[5] The first chapter (actually chapter zero) of the primer is
available for download and perusal from the URL mentioned above.
[6] Dipankar Das can be reached at paagol at softhome dot net
Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay is a member of the Free Software Foundation
of India - West Bengal Chapter.His blog 'Random Thoughts' contains
his take on the human aspects of F/L OSS development. He can be
reached at sankarshan at bengalinux dot org
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ZhakaNini is a project to provide desktop PC running GNU/Linux and
open source applications with tamil interface. zhakanini will
integrate the already available tamil open source applications into a
single distribution for the benefit of non-technical users.
Every one is invited for a Demo of zhakanini:
Date : Sunday 1st February, 2004
Venue: Loyola College - Lawrence Sundaram Hall
Time : 2.00 PM onwards
Ma SivaKumar (on behalf of zhakanini team also)
A PC for Tamils: http://www.zhakanini.org
Plz fwd to other local lugs.
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TeNeT Group | DONLab, IIT-M,
OMC Group | MidasComm.com.
Known is drop, Unknown is OCEAN.