[Fsf-friends] [fsug-tvm] Re: CPI(M) manifesto calls for promotion of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)

[Mani A]

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On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Anivar Aravind
<anivar at movingrepublic.org> wrote:

> We expect Congress will also Support Free Software and Open Standards
> and all parties will reach at a common position on supporting Free
> Software
>
> A lot of positive steps are happened during UPA regime
>
> 1. Knowledge Commission report endorsing Free Software ( Now they have
> to take t to Policy)
> 2. 11th 5 year plan says FOSS is the only way to move forward to
> increase Computer penetration  in india from 1% of population to 5 %
> percent
> 3. National Draft Policy on Open standards ( They have to Mandate it now)
>
> Negative : Draft Patent manual that tried to introduce software
> patents that will have a serious negative impact on small and medium
> software enterprenures in the country
>

See http://www.countercurrents.org/karun020109.htm
The Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2006 passed by the Indian
Parliament is a very negative thing.

“The Protection and Utilisation of Publicly Funded Intellectual
Property Bill, 2008”.- the implications are far more serious ...esp
for Research and Development in all sectors.
See http://pd.cpim.org/2009/0222_pd/02222009_10.htm


Best

A. Mani

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A. Mani
Member, Cal. Math. Soc



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