Hi Vikram,

Could you please help me to rewrite the draft?

On Sat, 2007-10-06 at 23:33 -0700, fsug-bangalore-request@mm.gnu.org.in wrote:

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Hello,

On 06/10/2007, Omshiva prakash omshivaprakash@gmail.com wrote:

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Microsoft has for long ignored issues relating to Kannada on their Operating Systems. Despite several movements, campaigns to bring the issues to Microsoft's attention, things have just been the same. What more? To push its own standards and grab monopoly, Microsoft has signed a "Letter of Intent" with Government of Karnataka recently.

Implications? many! Microsoft would get an unfair edge in the state despite its negligence towards Kannada language.

A few thoughts about the letter:

1. The main points of the letter - gives adequate focus on the Kannada

language aspects, talks about "lock-in" and benefit of free software. 2. Can a few point about the ODF vs. OOXML and India's stand on the issue be added? I think this is very relevant to the situation. 3. Can we increase the emphasis of quality of localisation with free software. 4. Maybe quote a few points from the IOSN webpage http://www.iosn.net/ on why developing countries such as India would find it more advantageous to use FOSS based solutions. While the language issue would stir our passions, on its own it would not present a compelling case since Free s/w Kannada localisation is also still backward. Hope these points are taken into consideration when finalising the letter(if this a draft).

With fraternal greetings,

-- Omshivaprakash | ಓಂಶಿವಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ | ओं शिवप्रकाश् "A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on earth."

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