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<DIV><SPAN class=593252003-14122008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear
All,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=593252003-14122008><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think yesterday
was a very good day for free software in blr. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=593252003-14122008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Multiple events happening at
different places. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=593252003-14122008><FONT face=Arial
size=2>There was a total of two public events by RMS with 2 book releases :
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=593252003-14122008><FONT face=Arial size=2>FSFS book
in kannada and the story of the slum computing center book written by folks from
the slum community. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=593252003-14122008><FONT
face=Arial size=2>I request somebody to write about their NLS experience which I
heard was very interesting and the Kannada Bloggers event...which discussed the
aspect of new media. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=593252003-14122008><FONT
face=Arial size=2>There were two talks by Eben - one with Kannada Bloggers with
HP Nadig , Kannada Wikipedia and one at the National Law
school.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=593252003-14122008><FONT face=Arial size=2>All this has a lot
of long term oppurtunities for the movement. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>H<SPAN class=593252003-14122008>owever what I
think is important is the value of the questions . </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=593252003-14122008><FONT face=Arial size=2>It was very
interesting experience when RMS answered the questions of folks from the slum
computing center - AC3 - Ambedkar Computing Center . He also released the book
'The Future is Ours'</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=593252003-14122008><FONT face=Arial size=2>RMS had a very
clear understanding of dalit politics and Ambedkar in our context. He
explained how free software fits in this context. Will post the questions and
anwers separately.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=593252003-14122008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=593252003-14122008><FONT face=Arial
size=2>thanks</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=593252003-14122008><FONT face=Arial
size=2>senthil</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>