[Fsf-friends] Fwd: Re - Mahiti's stance on Free and Open Source Software

[Krishnakant Mane]

They call it a "open source event " and this is what they say about 
their stand.

Mahiti is mis using terms like open source and free software, it will be 
clear from the mail that follows.


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Subject: 	Re - Mahiti's stance on Free and Open Source Software
Date: 	Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:38:37 +0530
From: 	Rajeev Nair <rajeev.nair at mahiti.org>
Reply-To: 	digitalbridgecamp at googlegroups.com
To: 	digitalbridgecamp at googlegroups.com



Hello members,
I would like to clarify a few questions/doubts raised about Mahiti by  a 
member here on the list.

Mahiti believes in taking the middle ground in this matter,so while we 
actively promote the use of FOSS and use it extensively in our 
organization, we are not opposed to using proprietary software or have 
anything to do with what companies like Microsoft do to promote their 
products.We do our work and they do theirs.Wherever possible we use FOSS 
,where not we use proprietary products.

As far as our workshops are concerned , its completely aimed at 
non-profits and is not a linux tech fest or talking too much of the 
idealogical aspects of FOSS, and  though  95 % of sessions are using 
FOSS tools,we also have google apps as a session.And we talk about dual 
booting with other OS's so there too proprietary software is involved.
Its basically a technology workshop for non-profits.And the tools taught 
at the workshop are FOSS tools.With some other software 'we feel' is of 
use to participants.

But since a member used the term 'If Mahiti is doing this we ought to be 
careful' , i suggest to him he read about Mahiti's history and work done 
with  the FOSS community before trying to post utterly false statements 
to this list.

Rajeev Nair
convene Co-ordinator

Mahiti Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
# 33-34, Hennur Cross
Hennur Main Road
Bangalore, India - 560043
Phone:  +91 80 4148 5080/1  41150580/1
Mobile:  +91 96113 44374
http://www.mahiti.org
http://convene.mahiti.org
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