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

[tb dinesh]

Maybe we can continue this at IIMB on 19/20 barcamp?

Maybe also have a session on the OOXML - politics and technology.

d

On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 8:33 AM, Anivar Aravind
<anivar.aravind at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear vikram
>  I think all points we discussed yesterday didn't came on your in mail
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>  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
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>  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
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>  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
>  > +919448810822
>  > http://www.swatantra.org/
>  > http://translate.swatantra.org/
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