[FSUG-Bangalore] Fwd: [Fsf-friends] Indian political party turns to FOSS

[Anivar Aravind]

Adopting Free software is certainly a good step for a political party.
 We need to hail BJP for this decision.

But FOSS adoption for a Political party must reflect on its policies.
It is the way they need to contribute back to the Knowledge Shared by
the society. I feel this is a good lobbying tool for us to demand Free
software friendly policies in BJP ruled states, especially in
Karnataka. I feel it is good to write an Open Letter to them demanding
Free Software Friendly Policies

Anivar

Ps: Dont miss Sasikumar sir's comment in the end of article


On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 9:26 PM, sujith h <sujith.h at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is India's largest political party, with
> around 20 million Ordinary Members and about 4 million Active Members.
> In June, BJP announced its goal to become one of the most high-tech
> political parties in the next two years, and free and open source
> software (FOSS) will play an essential role in this project.
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> http://www.linux.com/feature/150549
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