[Fsf-friends] Kerala and free soft

[Arun M]

Hi Friend,

  
Sorry for not keeping you all updated.

We are having lot of work in Kerala. 

Yesterday we organised a workshop for Journalists jointly with Working
Journalists association. It was poorly attended due to other reasons
like another parallel event and journalist here in Kerala were having
lot of work for last few days. But those who came really enjoyed the
workshop. They went back with a commitment to free software movement.
They have demanded their association to have another workshop on free
software.

Kerala is now seeing strong debate on local body computerisation and
free software. A study conducted by a group (i was also there) exposed
the fact that local body computerisation pilot effort is a failure and
state wide rollout based on this shouldnt happen. Government is planning
for a state wide rollout of Rs 150 crore e-gov program on M$ platform.
We have to stop this. 


Arun.