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On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Anivar Aravind anivar@movingrepublic.org wrote:
We expect Congress will also Support Free Software and Open Standards and all parties will reach at a common position on supporting Free Software
A lot of positive steps are happened during UPA regime
- Knowledge Commission report endorsing Free Software ( Now they have
to take t to Policy) 2. 11th 5 year plan says FOSS is the only way to move forward to increase Computer penetration in india from 1% of population to 5 % percent 3. National Draft Policy on Open standards ( They have to Mandate it now)
Negative : Draft Patent manual that tried to introduce software patents that will have a serious negative impact on small and medium software enterprenures in the country
See http://www.countercurrents.org/karun020109.htm The Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2006 passed by the Indian Parliament is a very negative thing.
“The Protection and Utilisation of Publicly Funded Intellectual Property Bill, 2008”.- the implications are far more serious ...esp for Research and Development in all sectors. See http://pd.cpim.org/2009/0222_pd/02222009_10.htm
Best
A. Mani