[Fsf-friends] Free laptops from TN Govt - Choice of OS
Anivar Aravind
anivar.aravind at gmail.com
Mon Jun 20 11:41:06 IST 2011
Copy pasting a mail from Ilug Chennai List
http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/pipermail/ilugc/2011-June/066307.html
Friends.
On Jun 18, 2011 TamilNadu Govt announced a Tender for
"9 lakh" free laptops for the students.
Here is the Tender Notice :
http://www.tenders.tn.gov.in/pubnowtend/uploaded/TD_elc58921_tn_laptop_scheme.pdf
http://epaper.dinamalar.com/PUBLICATIONS/DM/MADHURAI/2011/06/18/Article/009/18_06_2011_009_006.jpg
Page 57 in the pdf says that
Operating System : Preloaded Dual booting - Windows starter edition
with Anti Virus for
1 year license and Linux.
These laptop should be loaded with only free open source software and
proprietary software should not be used.
How can we suggest the TN Govt to avoid the proprietary software ?
Please share your thoughts.
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Regards,
T.Shrinivasan
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Anivar Aravind
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