[FSUG-Bangalore] Demonstration against approval of OOXML by ISO amid huge irregularities

[Anivar Aravind]

Dear vikram
I think all points we discussed yesterday didn't came on your in mail

As per yesterdays discussion it is a candle light vigil for Document freedom
Venue:gandhi park, MG road
Date: 15th April 2008
Time : 6.00 PM

The Candle light vigil demands BIS to appeal ISO approval of ooxml based 
on its comments and no vote.
More than ooxml , The programme is planned as a starting point for 
various events & awareness campaigns on  Document freedom

Anivar Aravind







Vikram Vincent wrote:
> Hello,
> Today evening 10 of us from FSUG, BMSCE, RVCE, Christ College, HP.... 
> had a meeting
> and we decided to have a candle light vigil to pressurise BIS to appeal 
> against OOXML
> being given ISO status amid huge irregularities.
> As rightly observed somewhere on cyberspace, this campaign has now moved 
> from being
> technical into being very political.
> Date:15th April, 2008
> Time: 18:00hrs
> Venue: Mahatma Gandhi statue, MG road, Bangalore
> 
> We request all to please participate and also support in any way possible.
> -> For instance, maybe Sun can sponsor a nice huge flex/banner and a couple
> hundred CDs/DVDs of OO.o apart from stirring up the media...
> Joe.. hope you are listening...
> -> Get some NGOs involved.
> Senthil and Balaji What say you?(Since I saw quite a few mails in this 
> regard).
> -> Campaign at some educational institutions that do not have exams.
> -> Keep a huge stock of candles before M$ cleans out the market.
> -> Contact media
> -> Get police permission(I'll handle this)
> -> maybe create an OOXML banner made of bananas (as in Banana republic ;))
> -> Others that may have been forgotten but are absolutely necessary...
> 
> -- 
> Vikram Vincent
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