<div>>And interestingly, a report on the Congress Govt's (Kerala) >move to<br>>introduce Free Software in Schools.<br><br>>Stallman's MS-bashing in West Bengal gets ears in >Congress-run Kerala<br>><a href="http://www.financialexpress.com/news/stallmans->msbashing-in-west-bengal-gets-ears-in-congressrun->kerala/125979/" target="_blank">http://www.financialexpress.com/news/stallmans->msbashing-in-west-bengal-gets-ears-in-congressrun->kerala/125979/</a><br>
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<div><strong>HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA</strong></div>
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<div>a text from above link</div>
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<div><strong>Kerala government has been coaxed </strong>(I dont know the meaning of "coaxed") <strong>to phase out MS Soft (Microsoft's exam software) from its school final exams. Microsoft debate had been stalling </strong>(may be due to the so called dirty strikes by left organisations) <strong>IT exams of about five lakh students in Kerala.</strong> </div>
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<p><strong>"Free Software will get more importance from next year," Kerala education minister ET Mohammed Basheer assured the <font color="#ff0000">Left-run teacher organisations and student outfits, succumbing to the week-long pressure.</font> </strong>
<p>(Please tell me what is this LEFT RUN Organisation means)
<p><strong>The protesters agreed to run the exams from the next week on MS Soft, only after the minister said that in-house software developed by Kerala government would be used in the coming years instead of Microsoft products.</strong><br>
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<p>And also it refers the so called "Affinity" of CPI M leaders to MS when they were in opposition benches....</p>
<p>I am a fool....I agree....please educate me with such links (that too of some 3 to 4 yrs old), and kindly mislead me giving half truths and lies on CPI M. I feel ashamed of CPI M taking a complete turn around from MS to free software when they are on ruling benches, dispalying very well know oppurtunistic policies...HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA</p>
<p>Thank You very much Mr. sandeep, so it was Congress initiative rather than CPI M on free software.....hahha hhohohohhahahha</p>
<p>Regards</p>
<p>Jimmy</p>
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<div class="gmail_quote">2009/1/7 sandeep sr <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sandeep.sr78@gmail.com">sandeep.sr78@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
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<div class="Ih2E3d">On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 2:21 PM, haynes davis <<a href="mailto:haynesdavis@gmail.com">haynesdavis@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><br>>><br>>> The it can be a non-cpim position too. But Branding everything other<br>
>> than only -cpim position to Anti-CPIM position will not help for a<br>>> movement.<br>><br>> right now non-cpim is a big vacuum regarding free software as far as<br>> political and government support is considered. Why our struggle does not<br>
> seem to be productive in the other states and the central government?<br>><br><br></div>Some of the 'productive' Free Software initiatives by the 'Red' State:<br><br>1.<br><br>** Microsoft to help West Bengal's IT initiative (2001)<br>
<a href="http://www.thehindujobs.com/thehindu/2001/08/30/stories/06300008.htm" target="_blank">http://www.thehindujobs.com/thehindu/2001/08/30/stories/06300008.htm</a><br><br><br>2.<br><br>** Microsoft India launches `student PC purchase' programme( in<br>
partnership with the West Bengal government and Intel Technologies)<br>(2005) <a href="http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/28/stories/2005102816531100.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/28/stories/2005102816531100.htm</a><br>
<br><br>3.<br><br>** Microsoft inks MoU with West Bengal govt (2004)<br><a href="http://infotech.indiatimes.com/articleshow/934755.cms" target="_blank">http://infotech.indiatimes.com/articleshow/934755.cms</a><br><a href="http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/11/25/stories/2004112504511801.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/11/25/stories/2004112504511801.htm</a><br>
<br>(Just mentioning a few..)<br><br>And interestingly, a report on the Congress Govt's (Kerala) move to<br>introduce Free Software in Schools.<br><br>Stallman's MS-bashing in West Bengal gets ears in Congress-run Kerala<br>
<a href="http://www.financialexpress.com/news/stallmans-msbashing-in-west-bengal-gets-ears-in-congressrun-kerala/125979/" target="_blank">http://www.financialexpress.com/news/stallmans-msbashing-in-west-bengal-gets-ears-in-congressrun-kerala/125979/</a><br>
<br><br><br><br><br>--<br><font color="#888888">Sandeep<br></font>
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