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Eben Moglen schedule In Bangalore
by haynes davis 11 Dec '08

11 Dec '08

Eben Moglen visits Bangalore from 12th to 14th December. The schedule details are in http://bangalore.gnu.org.in/index.php/Events:Eben_Moglen_In_Bangalore Haynes.

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Paul McCartney Releases Album As DRM-Free Download
by Praveen A 10 Dec '08

10 Dec '08

http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/08/12/09/2313201.shtml -- പ്രവീണ്‍ അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്‍ <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign

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Way Vision Journey - Swadeshi Jagran Manch - Talk on Free Software Experiences - 29-11-2008 - 6.30 PM - Chennai
by Sri Ramadoss M 10 Dec '08

10 Dec '08

Will be addressing a gathering on Free Software Movement & Tamil Computing Experiences as part of "Way Vision Journey" event organized by Swadeshi Jagran Manch to be held at, Conference Hall, II Floor, Ma Foi Management Consultants, Natarajan Bay City Centre, New No. 309 (Old No. 197) Poonamallee High Road, Chennai - 600 010 Near: Pachiappa's College Land Mark: Kapico Maruthi Showroom on 29.11.2008 Saturday at 18.30 Hrs. Detailed Invitation of SJM can be downloaded from http://amachu.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/sjm_way_vision_journey.pdf -- Regards, Sri Ramadoss M

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Photoblogging FSFS.in Event
by Rakesh 'arky' Ambati 09 Dec '08

09 Dec '08

Hi, Photo blogging live from Mascot Hotel, the venue of the Free Software Free Society Conference on Freedom in Computing, Development and Culture in Thiruvananthapuram. http://fsfs.in FSFS.in 2008 :: Day 1.1 Lunch http://playingwithsid.blogspot.com/2008/12/fsfsin-2008-day-10.html FSFS.in 2008 :: Day 1.1 Lunch http://playingwithsid.blogspot.com/2008/12/fsfsin-2008-day-11-lunch.html FSFS.in 2008 :: Day 1.2 http://playingwithsid.blogspot.com/2008/12/fsfsin-2008-day-12.html Keep a tab on the RSS (http://playingwithsid.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default) feed, More posts to follow. Cheers --arky Rakesh 'arky' Ambati Blog [ http://playingwithsid.blogspot.com ] Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/

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Watch FSFS on your desktop online
by Praveen A 09 Dec '08

09 Dec '08

Eben is starting his talk right now http://fsfs.in/content/watch-out-conference-online-your-desktop -- പ്രവീണ്‍ അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്‍ <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign

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Eben in Bangalore
by Senthil Sundaram (sensunda) 09 Dec '08

09 Dec '08

Hi, Eben Moglen in Bangalore : Debates on the system of ownership of Ideas with chirst university - iim - ieee - nls - iisc - kannada media . Dont miss it and kick yourself later ;) -S 12th December --------------- Chirst College - 12.00 p.m - The free software movement and the struggle for freedom of thought IIM-B with IEEE Bangalore Section - 3.00 p.m - "Software as a public good" 13th December ----------------- 11.30 am - National Law School with Center for Internet Society 5.00 p.m - Free Software and New Media...with MM Ismail ( senior journalist) and H P Nadig ( sampada ) Institute of Agricutltural technologists , Sanjeevani Road. http://kannadascience.blogspot.com/ http://avadhi.wordpress.com englsh invite : http://rmsebeninindia.wikispaces.com/file/view/free+ENGLISH.pdf 14th December ------------- IIsc - Danger of Patents - Could be a open air sesion http://notoimp.wordpress.com/ contact : jayakumar : 9448163453

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Watch the live feed from fsfs.in
by Vimal Joseph 09 Dec '08

09 Dec '08

Hi All, Those of you who couldn't make it to the FSFS.in event in Kerala can watch the live feed from the main hall policy track online. Just point your media player at http://giss.tv:8000/fsfs.ogg (or just click on the link http://giss.tv/interface/?mp=fsfs.ogg ) and watch out the stream of all the talks. Check the schedule for what's being heard right now, and don't miss the opportunity. http://giss.tv:8000/fsfs.ogg -- Free Software, Free Society സ്വതന്ത്ര സോഫ്റ്റ്വെയര്‍, സ്വതന്ത്ര സമൂഹം <http://fsfs.in>

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Talks of RMS and Eben Moglen at Christ University
by Vikram Vincent 09 Dec '08

09 Dec '08

Prof. Eben Moglen, Professor of Law and Legal History at Columbia School of Law and Chairman of Software Freedom law Centre (SFLC). Date:12th(Friday) December 2008 Time:12Noon-1:30PM Venue: Main auditorium, Christ University Topic:"The free software movement and the struggle for freedom of thought" http://emoglen.law.columbia.edu/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eben_Moglen Dr. Richard Stallman, President of Free Software Foundation Date:16th(Tuesday) December 2008 Time:10AM-12:30PM Venue: Main auditorium, Christ University Topic:"Role of free knowledge and free software in education and research" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman The sessions are open to all. For more details contact: Vikram Vincent mailto:vikram.vincent@christuniversity.in +919448810822

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Fwd: [Indlinux-group] how do non-open formats survive?
by Praveen A 08 Dec '08

08 Dec '08

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Vinod Kumar <rigvinod(a)gmail.com> Date: 2008/12/7 Subject: [Indlinux-group] how do non-open formats survive? To: Indian Linux group <indlinux-group(a)lists.sourceforge.net> With a little help from friends, I suppose. See the recent call for proposals from the Department of BioTechnology, Gov of India, for the Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme (BIPP). "The companies should submit a concept note not exceeding 3 pages or a detailed proposal(5 copies+one soft copy[MS Word file and not a PDF file] through E.mail or CD) strictlt in the prescribed format available on the DBT website http://dbtindia.nic.in on or before 31st December..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ _______________________________________________ IndLinux-group mailing list IndLinux-group(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/indlinux-group -- പ്രവീണ്‍ അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്‍ <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign

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DCOS Agreement on Procurement in Support of Interoperability and Open Standards emerges at 3rd IGF, Hyderabad
by Anivar Aravind 07 Dec '08

07 Dec '08

6 December 2008 At the close of the final day of the 3rd Internet Governance Forum in Hyderabad, India, the Dynamic Coalition on Open Standards (DCOS) released an agreement entitled the "Dynamic Coalition on Open Standards (DCOS) Agreement on Procurement in Support of Interoperability and Open Standards." Under the procurement agreement, governments, publicly funded and non-profit institutions agree to promote interoperability and accessibility through the use of open standards. Anivar --------- Dynamic Coalition on Open Standards (DCOS) Agreement on Procurement in Support of Interoperability and Open Standards 3rd Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Hyderabad, India 6 December 2008 Preamble The Contracting Parties, *Recalling* the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Declaration of Principles which states that "[i]nternational standards aim to create an environment where consumers can access services worldwide regardless of underlying technology," *Recognizing* that standards are increasingly global concerns, involving goods and services that move in international trade across borders, *Aware* that current competition and legal remedies may not be enough to solve the inherent tensions that routinely arise in the realm of patents and standards, *Desirous* of encouraging procurement policies that require evaluation of multiple, competing products based on open ICT standards in order to ensure a level playing field for vendors, governments and consumers, *Cognizant* of the need for procurement policies for software programs that are predicated upon an open standard, Open Standards ============= Given the multiplicity of interpretations of the term open standards, for the purpose of this document we endorse as an acceptable definition the position contained in the European Union's draft European Interoperability Framework: 1) The open standard is adopted and will be maintained by a not-for-profit organisation, and its ongoing development occurs on the basis of an open decision-making procedure available to all interested parties (consensus or majority decision etc.). 2) The open standard has been published and the standard specification document is available either freely or at a nominal charge. It must be permissible to all to copy, distribute and use it for no fee or at a nominal fee. 3) The intellectual property - i.e. patents possibly present - of (parts of) the open standard is made irrevocably available on a royalty free basis. 4) There are no constraints on the re-use of the standard. (IDABC EIF v2 draft (http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/en/document/7728)) As noted in the European Interoperability Framework cited above, open standards or technical specifications must allow all interested parties to implement the standards and to compete on quality and price. The goal is to have a competitive and innovative industry, not to protect market shares by raising obstacles to newcomers. Thus, open standards or technical specifications must be possible to implement in software distributed under the most commonly used open source licences, with no limitations arising from patents associated with the standard in question. In addition to the above requirements, it is recommended that there should be multiple independent implementations of the standard. *Governments, publicly funded and non-profit institutions* agree to implement the following policies. Governments, publicly funded and non-profit institutions Hereby agree to the following measures in order to promote interoperability and accessibility through the use of open standards. 1. To create a policy statement on interoperability and open standards, to be available to employees and the public. 2. By 2010, procurement of all software should be vendor neutral and implement open standards 3. By 2010, tender specifications for hardware (including peripherals and mobile devices) should require that manufacturers provide the driver and interface information necessary to work with a reasonable range of proprietary and free operating system platforms. 4. By 2010, all public facing web pages should conform to W3C standards for structure, presentation and accessibility. 5. By 2010, tenders for the supply of web based services (for example, online reservations) must specify the requirements of point 4. 6. By 2010, agencies should implement policies regarding the storage and archiving of government data and records to ensure that data is stored in open data and document formats. Signed by the following parties: -------------------------------------------- Aslam Raffee, Government IT Officers' Council, OSS Working Group,Republic of South Africa Association for Progressive Communications (APC) Bob Jolliffe, Freedom To Innovate, South Africa Centre for Internet and Society, India Eddan Katz, Electronic Frontier Foundation Hamid Rabiee, Sharif University of Technology, Iran Knowledge Ecology International Moving Republic, India Shuttleworth Foundation, South Africa Swathanthra Malayalam Computing, India Endorsed by the following parties: ------------------------------------------------- Bangladesh Friendship Education Society, Bangladesh Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF), India Foundation for Media Alternatives, Philippines OpenForum Europe -- Anivar Aravind http://anivar.movingrepublic.org 7/1, 1st Floor, 1st Cross , Ankappa block J.C Nagar, Bangalore -560006 Ph +91 9449009908 / +91 80 23435606 -- Any responsible politician should be encouraging a home grown Free Software industry because it creates the basis for future jobs. Learning Windows is like learning to eat every meal at McDonalds.

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