On Thu, 2004-01-15 at 11:13, Manilal wrote:
  

Hello everybody,
   The media in Kerala is always keen in attacking Free Sostware
especially GNU/Linux. Today one of the (mis)leading newspaper, viz
Malayala Manorama came up with a "striking discovery" about the reason
why IT at School failed. The author P.Kishore has some very interesting
findings. The deterioration that caused IT is due to "Swathanthra
Software". 
    

We need to react to such news as soon as possible. Manorama is not a
newspaper I read, so I did not come across the news. I think those of us
who come across such news should make it a point to immediately react to
it by sending a letter to the Editor of the newspaper. Perhaps, we can
find other places also to take up such issues, but the first response
should be to the newspaper that publishes the report.

  

Yesterday also there was a report on Linux but it was not
directly dealt with "Swathanthra software". He(reporter) has also
concern about the "Project Shiksha" of Microsoft. Today a half page
editorial is against Free Software.
    

Perhaps there could be an official response from the FSF to such
editorials?

  

 The motivation behind such reports
is not clear but I believe that it's part of the politics.I think these
matters have an adverse effect on the public about Swathanthra Software
especially in the occassion of Stallman's visit and WSF.
    

I don't think there could be much effect on the visit of RMS or on WSF.
In the long run, the effect could be more on the credibility of the
newspaper!

Regards