Fwd: [ATPS] Re: Fwd: [Fsf-friends] BSNL should find a place in "Hall of Shame"

[Anilkumar K V]

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From: thomas joseph <thomasatps at gmail.com>
Date: 08-Mar-2007 09:44
Subject: [ATPS] Re: Fwd: [Fsf-friends] BSNL should find a place in "Hall of
Shame"
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Dear all,

It is not BSNL as a whole to be blamed. It is the
socio-economic-cultural attitude of our peope in general that is to be
blamed. How about most of other Govt Departments, Undertakings and
enterprises.

Of course those in authority in BSNL who go for ms products are not
only to be blamed but shall be condemned.  But not BSNL as a whole.
Why ?
Here is an example of an open tender floated by the same BSNL, from
Ernakulam SSA. Extracts......

QUOTE
"""""
16. SOFTWARE
1.The operating system should be GNU/LINUX
2.The RDBMS should be PostgreSQL
3.The web server should be Apache.
4.The vendor must provide Source code of all applications with all
passwords, operating system and development tools and the application
software package all of which shall be transferred under General
Public License providing for total technology transfer.
'''''''''
UNQUOTE

Is not an example to be emulated by others.

Joseph Thomas