[Fsf-friends] Comrades’ new-found love with IT

Sebin Jacob sebinajacob at gmail.com
Sun Jan 4 14:16:22 IST 2009


Vikram,

a correction in my last mail. Its not the filing of IT returns. It was the
e-filing of VAT.

regretfully,
Sebin



On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 2:13 PM, Sebin Jacob <sebinajacob at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>> Seeing that you are determined to continue your smear campaign against
>> various FS activists and also specifically against the Karnataka
>> activists I think that there can be no meaningful cooperation with you
>> in Karnataka.
>> You are free to continue on whatever path you want but please excuse
>> us. Thank you.
>
>
> Dear Vikram,
>
> Who did say anything specifically against Karnataka activists? Are you
> making a case? I do believe that the CPI(M)s position to support FLOSS is
> nothing new and they have been very supportive to the cause even before.
> Stating that, I would aprreciate to see the party's stand being rigid on
> such matters. But instead, the LF govts in WB and Kerala seems walking back
> to square one.
>
> The filing of IT returns for instance is mandated in proprietary software.
> Its true that most business houses use excel as a spreadsheet application.
> So i am not saying that, it should not be allowed. But together with it, the
> merchants should be allowed to file the return in open/free formats too.
> That is, you have to walk the talk. When somone who attended the Kochi
> meeting says, the party will support a judicious mix of free and proprietary
> software, we would like to see the presence of free software in governence
> projects. We the community (including both of us) would like to see the LSG
> computerisation in free environment. We would like to see, new procurements
> and project executions with free software. Is it what currently happens in
> WB and Kerala? If Yes, I am with you. I hope, we do have only one agenda -
> to propagate freedom infinity, so that we could walk together.
>
> love,
> Sebin
>
>
> --
> ...if I fought with you, if i fell wounded and allowed no one to learn of
> my suffering, if I never turned my back to the enemy: Give me your blessing!
> (Nikos Kazantzakis)
>



-- 
...if I fought with you, if i fell wounded and allowed no one to learn of my
suffering, if I never turned my back to the enemy: Give me your blessing!
(Nikos Kazantzakis)
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