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I agree with most of what you're saying, except:
"Ram" == Ramanraj K <Ramanraj> writes:
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Ram> E gov software is worth about Rs. 1400 Crores per annum in Ram> India. Surely, much of e gov software could be built from Ram> the free software directory, and for utilising free software, Ram> the gov could doante anything from Rs. 10 to Rs.100 crores, Ram> to start with. These would enable FSF India to have its own Ram> hardware, mirroring facilities, state of the art distros, and Ram> provide fair compensation to developers who maintain the free Ram> software pool in good shape. The gov could save more than Ram> Rs.1000 crores or use it to meet infrastructure needs. Ram> Individuals or private entities would seldom be able to match Ram> the gov in funding and the gov has no other viable software Ram> source for its needs.
Before anyone starts talking about donating to FSF (India or anywhere), please, once again, consider releasing the following information to the public:
- - Directors, board members and office holders of FSF India - - Salaries and allowances (if any) - - Statement of accounts for the last financial year - - Clear list of activities in which donated money will be invested - - Articles of association
The documents themselves aren't important; giving access to them to the public is highly important if we want to be considered leaders of freedom and openness.
Regards,
- -- Raju - -- Raj Mathur raju@kandalaya.org http://kandalaya.org/ GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F It is the mind that moves