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LINK: Protest launched against Microsoft in Kerala...
by Frederick Noronha 27 Nov '02

27 Nov '02

------------------------------------------------------------------ COMMUNITY: PROTEST LAUNCHED AGAINST MICROSOFT IN KERALA, INDIA SCHOOLS Members of FSUG-Kochi have submitted a memorandum to the Government of Kerala, one of India's states, protesting the use of Microsoft software in India's IT@SCHOOL project. This memorandum is linked within. COMPLETE STORY: http://www.symonds.net/~fsug-kochi/mass-memo.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ This was out on linuxtodaynews

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Re: Re: [Fsf-friends] Licensing of GNU software
by Kanti Jadia 26 Nov '02

26 Nov '02

I am sorry ,am not updated for a long time. Thanks for pointing that out. I got a cross reference from savannah.gnu.org pointing to the copyright issue https://savannah.gnu.org/faq/?question=What_does_it_mean_to_become_a_GNU_pa… Deciding that a program is GNU software does not necessarily require transferring copyright to the FSF; that is a separate question. If you transfer the copyright to the FSF, the FSF will enforce the GPL for the program if someone violates it; if you keep the copyright, enforcement will be up to you. Thanks again regards Kanti Jadia On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 Baiju M wrote : > > > > > If you want your software to be part of GNU tree you have to > > transfer the copyright to FSF. > > This is required to safegaurd the original intention of >keeping > > your software free(as in freedom). > >No, its not required to transfer copyright to FSF. > >Regards, >Baiju M > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Fsf-friends mailing list >Fsf-friends(a)mm.gnu.org.in >http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends

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Licensing of GNU software
by Kanti Jadia 26 Nov '02

26 Nov '02

Hi all, This is in reference to the message posted by Mr.Tarun Gaur. Tarun i would like to highlight the difference between an official GNU software or normal software under GPL. If you want your software to be part of GNU tree you have to transfer the copyright to FSF. This is required to safegaurd the original intention of keeping your software free(as in freedom). Hope this helps More points are welcome Kanti

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NEWS-US: Nine-year jail term for US software "piracy" accused
by Frederick Noronha 26 Nov '02

26 Nov '02

Quite a story! Reminds one of RMS labelling such organisations as "terrorist". FN ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Nine-year jail term for U.S. software piracy accused By Vasantha Arora, Indo-Asian News Service Washington, Nov 26 (IANS) A 52-year-old Taiwanese woman has been sentenced to nine years in prison for one the largest software piracy cases in the U.S. The sentence for Lisa Chen was one of the longest prison terms in the U.S. for a case involving software theft. Chen was arrested along with three associates in November last year after county officials seized hundreds of thousands of copies of pirated software worth more than $75 million that the four were believed to have smuggled into the country from Taiwan, the district attorney for the county of Los Angeles said. Symantec, whose software was involved in the smuggling operation, later put the value of the software at $98 million, according to media and PC World.Com reports. The pirated software included copies of Microsoft's Windows XP and Office 2000 desktop software, as well as Symantec's Norton AntiVirus software, the district attorney's office said. More than 600,000 units of Symantec's software alone were seized in the raid, according to Symantec. The forgeries were apparently of high quality and came with professionally printed packaging as well as manuals and user license agreements. Chen was apprehended when she drove up to a warehouse that police were searching for evidence. Her business was located in Alhambra, part of greater Los Angeles. The car Chen was driving was filled with copies of counterfeited software, according to published reports. Chen, who listed her residence in New Jersey at the time of her arrest, was described by law enforcement officials as a "manager" in the smuggling operation, responsible for distributing the pirated software and collecting payments from customers. Chen and her associates were believed to have been importing pirated software made in Taiwan to the U.S. since 1998, the reports said. In August, Chen pleaded no contest to one count of failure to disclose the origin of a recording or product. In return for her plea, Chen was guaranteed a prison term of no more than nine years. In addition to her prison sentence, Chen will have to pay $11 million in restitution to Microsoft and Symantec. Symantec released a statement expressing satisfaction with the ruling and warning of the dangers of buying and using pirated software. "The successful prosecution of this case is a tremendous step forward by law enforcement authorities and the combined efforts of the software industry towards stopping the proliferation of illegal copying and distribution of software," Symantec said. Microsoft could not immediately be reached for comment. The software seizure was one of the largest in U.S. history. It was the result of an 18-month undercover investigation by the U.S. Customs Service and the Southern California Regional High Tech Task Force, the U.S. Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. --Indo-Asian News Service

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The name is changed
by Tarun Gaur 26 Nov '02

26 Nov '02

Hi Suraj, Your advice taken and Accepted.

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Licensing of the software (Seeking Volunteers)
by Tarun Gaur 26 Nov '02

26 Nov '02

Hi Suraj, Your concerns are very good. Be rest assured we are not interested in keeping any rights with ourselves. We firmly believe in free software. For the first project that we are undertaking, we intend to keep it under GNU Lesser General Public License. The reasons are very simple and straight. We do not intend to restrict anyone from using the software for any reason. As for "Linux Internet Information Server", it is something that is widely available on other platforms. Allowing all the (linux) variants to use it with for sure further the cause of Linux. Please let me know of your opinions and we can discuss on the liscencing issue as well. Infact we can collectively decide. regards, Tarun Gaur ... _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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(no subject)
by Nice Calicut 26 Nov '02

26 Nov '02

Hello, This commercial stuff is triggered by the misguiding offer of "Free" RedHat CDs, which turned out to be Rs.230/-. However this is not a free offer. NICE , Calicut offer the following Free Software Services. 1. Two Weeks course covering GNU/Linux basics, KDE, OpenOffice Rs. 200/- 2. GNU/Linux Installation (1 day) Rs. 100/- 3. Above two along with basic sysadmin, networking and Setting up Terminal Server Rs. 750/- CDs for all major distributions also Aailable ( Rs. 40/- per CD) 1. RedHat 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and 8.0 2. Mandrake 9.0 3. RedHat (Pre-configured) to install from a single CD with OpenOffice and some science packages. National Institute of Computer Education Satheesh Building, Kallai Road Calicut 673 002 Ph: (off) 0495 300040 (res) 0495 355415 with regards NICE

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Seeking Volunteers
by Tarun Gaur 26 Nov '02

26 Nov '02

Hi Friends, SEEKING VOLUNTEERS! ZERO ADMINISTRATION SERVERS The ZServers project intends to create highly scalable distributed Servers that require minimum or no configurations, enabling the network administrators scale their networks with ease. The first step in this direction is: Linux Internet Information Server: To give you a head start, In stage I, we intend to create a lookalike of Internet Information Server which can manage ftp, www etc from one point. Keeping the look and feel the same is important as it can help network administrators migrate with ease. we are working on the analaysis of this product and will soon put it across. We invite developers with knowledge of Glade and shell scripts to join hands. Mail me at tarun.gaur(a)i3genesys.com with "ZServers" as the subject. Regards, Tarun Gaur _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

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[bytesforall_readers] About Shiksha, Narayana Murthy and Bill gates..
by FREDERICK NORONHA 25 Nov '02

25 Nov '02

Just to point out that this issue is being debated beyond Free Software/Open Source mailing lsts. Some relevant questions below... FN ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: RE: [bytesforall_readers] About Shiksha, Narayana Murthy and Bill gates.. Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 17:21:21 -0000 From: Murali Shanmugavelan <MuraliS(a)panoslondon.org.uk> To: "'Frederick Noronha '" <fred(a)bytesforall.org> The Project mission and its gensis: Shiksha India is a non-profit initiative, aimed at bridging the digital divide in India. This project was conceived of by the Global Leaders for Tomorrow of the World Economic Forum, incubated by the Confederation of Indian Industry. Who's who: "Shiksha India's mission is computer literacy -- a basic skill that blue collar workers like mechanics and rural citizens like farmers will find useful in their daily lives. It will substantially increase the earning capacity of mainstream India in direct and indirect ways and also help in bridging the digital divide that exists in India " said N. R. Narayana Murthy, trustee of Shiksha India (from Schoolsonline.org) Does Mr. Bill's donation to Shiksha and his choice of NGOs tell us anything? The Political economy of NGos have powerful roles in informing and shaping policies in today's informing society. Especially, when the political economy is governed by business corporations. I would like to know if there are examples as to how many ICT4D projects have implemented non-microsoft platforms to increase the flow from and towards the poor and marginalised. Pointer URLs: http://www.weforum.org/site/homepublic.nsf/Content/The+World+Economi c+Forum+ Announces+Global+Leaders+for+Tomorrow+Task+Forces http://world-links.org/english/assets/india_project.pdf Murali Shanmugavelan. Panos Institute London. -------------------------------------------------------

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W3C Patent Policy (fwd)
by Frederick Noronha 25 Nov '02

25 Nov '02

---------- Forwarded message ---------- A good news for the Free Software community if this draft is adopted by the W3C. Don't hesitate to provide your input to promote RF. adulau -- -- Alexandre Dulaunoy -- http://www.foo.be/ -- http://pgp.ael.be:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x44E6CBCD "People who fight may lose.People who do not fight have already lost." Bertolt Brecht ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 11:03:46 -0800 From: Lawrence E. Rosen <lrosen(a)rosenlaw.com> To: license-discuss(a)opensource.org, fsb(a)crynwr.com Cc: 'Robin 'Roblimo' Miller' <robin(a)roblimo.com>, Eben Moglen <moglen(a)columbia.edu>, bruce(a)perens.com Subject: W3C Patent Policy W3C (www.w3c.org) has just released the Last Call Working Draft of its patent policy (http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-patent-policy-20021114) for "Last Call" review. Some of you may remember that an earlier draft of that policy provided for the possible payment of "reasonable and non-discriminatory" (RAND) royalties in order to practice W3C specifications. That dreadful prospect is no longer in the policy. The draft policy now provides that all patents necessary to implement W3C specifications must be "royalty-free" (RF). If this draft is adopted by W3C, all specifications published by W3C can be implemented by anyone, anywhere, without payment of royalties. This is a major victory for open source. The open source community was represented on the Patent Policy Working Group by Eben Moglen, Bruce Perens and Larry Rosen. The community now needs to be heard supporting this policy so that it is not undone during the public input and W3C Advisory Council phase. Address your comments to www-patentpolicy-comment(a)w3.org. We hope that this RF policy will be adopted by other standards organizations around the world. /Larry Rosen -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3 _______________________________________________ Isdf mailing list Isdf(a)isoc.org http://www.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/isdf

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