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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
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</span></font><b><font size=5 color=navy><span style='font-size:16.0pt;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'>PART - 1</span></font></b><b><font size=5><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<u>A Glimpse into The FSF Conference - CUSAT<font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></span></font></p>
<p style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I am a
fresher – in all aspects – into FSF. I feel my pulse mount when I
see monopoly, the reason that leads me down here. I was back to my campus
(CUSAT) last weekend when I came to know about this conference and had the
honor of being a delegate for the last two days. But what I witnessed finally
had to be mentioned about, at least to serve my mindset.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>A Temple of Education
– one like CUSAT – esteemed to be one among the best in the state
has been affronted by some recent series of atrocious incidents </span></font>happened
during the Free Software National Conference<font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'> </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'>-
labeling the students and teachers of this prestigious institution as erratic
and irresponsible, questioning their integrity and devotion. It has been raised
by some 'former students' and some so-called revolutionaries who love to be
addressed as the 'proprietors of free software movement, supported by a few
intellects. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I, as an
alumni and a witness to the roll of incidents take it as my obligation to
comment on it. The SFI and the CUSAT University Union is being blamed in
the light of the recent incidents that took place. But the fact that it was SFI
who first invited</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> Richard Stallman <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>(Prophet of FSF)</span></i> to preside over the </span></font>Students
Parliament which held on 2004 in Trivandrum and tha<font color=black><span
style='color:black'>t it was the CUSAT University Union who made the platform
for him in CUSAT is being deliberately kept under cover. The tradition of CUSAT
B.Tech Students - has been put down! There was a time when they retorted the
monopoly of the big players when the American Dictator was screeching <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Iraq</st1:country-region></st1:place>
with bombs - with pure rejection of sponsorships from big-names like Pepsi
& Coke and moved into the court raising fund from among them to accomplish
their Culturals & Sports.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Let’s
get into the nerves of this Novell Whim. Only two days before the conference
started did the organizing committee get the sponsorship from Novell - the
reason why Novell's name was omitted from the official website of the
conference. Organizing committee is at an obvious burden for not letting
themselves know who is pouring in such a huge amount – lack of </span></font>commonsense,
I must say!!! But its beating around the bush, let me hit on the nail - the
fact that Novell's stall appeared in the exhibition only on Saturday morning
while the exhibition actually started on Thursday, is the ultimate proof that
sponsorship from Novell was confirmed only on Thursday or Friday. It is
intriguing that even after knowing this one of the program committee members
himself is raising the issue that Novell's name was purposefully omitted from
the conference website. This has to be thought off amply. <font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'> <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>(To be continued as Part 2)</span></b></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Naveen </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
From: <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Anivar Aravind</span></b> <<a
href="mailto:anivar.aravind@gmail.com">anivar.aravind@gmail.com</a>><br>
Date: Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 5:51 PM<br>
Subject: [FSUG-Bangalore] My Blog post on National Conference & Boycott
Novell Protest<br>
To: Principal Support List of FSF-India <<a
href="mailto:fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in">fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in</a>>, Free
Software Users Group - Bangalore <<a
href="mailto:fsug-bangalore@mm.gnu.org.in">fsug-bangalore@mm.gnu.org.in</a>>,
Free Software User Group Thrissur- Discussion list <<a
href="mailto:discuss@lists.fsugtsr.org">discuss@lists.fsugtsr.org</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
I blogged about the national Conference & Boycott Novell Protest<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://anivar.movingrepublic.org/2008/national-free-software-conference-boycott-novell-turn-outs"
target="_blank">http://anivar.movingrepublic.org/2008/national-free-software-conference-boycott-novell-turn-outs</a><br>
<br>
If you are any more questions to me. Leave a comment on the post . I<br>
will update the FAQ<br>
<br>
Anivar<br>
<font color="#888888"><span style='color:#888888'><br>
--<br>
I am always happy when I am Protesting: Richard M. Stallman<br>
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