>And interestingly, a report on the Congress Govt's (Kerala) >move to
>introduce Free Software in Schools.

>Stallman's MS-bashing in West Bengal gets ears in >Congress-run Kerala
>http://www.financialexpress.com/news/stallmans->msbashing-in-west-bengal-gets-ears-in-congressrun->kerala/125979/

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
 
a text from above link
 
Kerala government has been coaxed (I dont know the meaning of "coaxed") to phase out MS Soft (Microsoft's exam software) from its school final exams. Microsoft debate had been stalling (may be due to the so called dirty strikes by left organisations)  IT exams of about five lakh students in Kerala.

"Free Software will get more importance from next year," Kerala education minister ET Mohammed Basheer assured the Left-run teacher organisations and student outfits, succumbing to the week-long pressure.

(Please tell me what is this LEFT RUN Organisation means)

The protesters agreed to run the exams from the next week on MS Soft, only after the minister said that in-house software developed by Kerala government would be used in the coming years instead of Microsoft products.

And also it refers the so called "Affinity" of CPI M leaders to MS when they were in opposition benches....

I am a fool....I agree....please educate me with such links (that too of some 3 to 4 yrs old), and kindly mislead me giving half truths and lies on CPI M. I feel ashamed of CPI M taking a complete turn around from MS to free software when they are on ruling benches, dispalying very well know oppurtunistic policies...HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA

Thank You very much Mr. sandeep, so it was Congress initiative rather than CPI M on free software.....hahha hhohohohhahahha

Regards

Jimmy

 

2009/1/7 sandeep sr <sandeep.sr78@gmail.com>
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 2:21 PM, haynes davis <haynesdavis@gmail.com> wrote:


>>
>> The it can be a non-cpim position too. But Branding everything  other
>> than only -cpim position to Anti-CPIM  position will not help for a
>> movement.
>
> right now non-cpim is a big vacuum regarding free software as far as
> political and government support is considered. Why our struggle does not
> seem to be productive in the other states and the central government?
>

Some of the 'productive' Free Software initiatives by the 'Red' State:

1.

** Microsoft to help West Bengal's IT initiative (2001)
http://www.thehindujobs.com/thehindu/2001/08/30/stories/06300008.htm


2.

** Microsoft India launches `student PC purchase' programme( in
partnership with the West Bengal government and Intel Technologies)
(2005) http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/28/stories/2005102816531100.htm


3.

** Microsoft inks MoU with West Bengal govt (2004)
http://infotech.indiatimes.com/articleshow/934755.cms
http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/11/25/stories/2004112504511801.htm

(Just mentioning a few..)

And interestingly, a report on the Congress Govt's (Kerala) move to
introduce Free Software in Schools.

Stallman's MS-bashing in West Bengal gets ears in Congress-run Kerala
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/stallmans-msbashing-in-west-bengal-gets-ears-in-congressrun-kerala/125979/





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