[FSUG-Bangalore] Declaration of National Convention on Free Software

[Anivar Aravind]

Vikram Vincent wrote:

 > > 4) The recent change introduced in the copyright law that allowed
 > > encryption, and hardware locking should be opposed.

What do u mean by it?
1. AFAIK the amendments proposed on copyright law are still not introduced.
2. What is the problem with encryption? Encryption is a powerful
mechanism for data security, what is the meaning of applications like gnupg
3. There are a lot to oppose in proposed amendments. There are clauses
to implemnet DRM (Digital Distriction management) , the. are are clauses
to implement Censorship on software etc. see
http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-campaign for details

 > > 9) Promotion of Free Software in schools, colleges, universities and
 > > the curriculum should not name any brand.

It is also ambiguous. what is the problem with branding like Debian. 
what abt custom branding ? Kerala IT@ school project uses a custom 
Debian branded as IT at school GNU/Linux


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