dear all, have you see the buzz grow?
01. it started off with NITC hammering this open letter to TCS, Infosys, Wipro. these students, (and potential future employees of these companies?) demanded not just openness in software, but transparancy in software business dealings. read the letter here: http://fossmeet.in/node/128 02. then, this evening, a candle light vigil will be held in bangalore, the IT hub of india to the world to take this further: http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Campaign_for_Document_Freedom#Candle_Light_Vigil_for_Document_Freedom and here http://mm.gnu.org.in/pipermail/fsug-bangalore/2008-April/001435.html 03 meanwhile, the vidya college in thrissur also joined in: http://hiraneffects.blogspot.com/2008/03/dfd-08-request-considered-for-odf-as.html 04 anivar will hold a talk on this at barcamp bangalore http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Campaign_for_Document_Freedom#On_Barcamp_Bangalore_6 05. 57 campaigners have signed their names, and the open letter has gone to college noticeboards: http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Campaign_for_Document_Freedom 06. The respectable Hindu newspaper has covered this news today, in bangalore and in delhi's edition. has this hit pune's dailies? 07. finally, groklaw has picked up the news too. http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080414181840439 with the massive student-community in pune, the foss movement's stronghold there, and the active PLUG community, am all eager to have you share with the world what you guys intend doing. the overall objective: Many Eyeballs Make Shady Dealings Impossible. regards niyam -- niyam bhushan -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
