Open Letter To Mammootty: Difference between revisions

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Microsoft will be [http://www.aol.in/bollywood/story/2008040806139012000006/India/index.html signing up] Malayalam movie star [http://www.mammootty.com Mammootty] as one of

the brand ambassador for the Computer Literacy programme that will soon

organize in Kerala, a Southern Indian State well known for its pro-free software policies. This is an open letter by Free Software ~~supporters~~ of Kerala to Mammootty.

organize in Kerala, a Southern Indian State well known for its pro-free software policies. This is an open letter by Free Software Activists, Supporters and Users of Kerala to Mammootty.

===English===

'''Open Letter to Mamootty from Free Software Community'''

Dear Mammootty,

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We are a group of individuals who believe in freedom , free society and free expression of ideas.

This letter is to express our deep disappointment in your involvement with Microsoft to launch their [http://www.aol.in/bollywood/story/2008040806139012000006/India/index.html e-literacy program in Kerala]. We are assuming that you were not given enough information about the IT Scenario in the state.

This letter is to express our deep disappointment in your involvement with Microsoft to launch their [http://www.aol.in/bollywood/story/2008040806139012000006/India/index.html e-literacy program in Kerala].open letter is based on the belief that you have social convictions and commitment to people of kerala.

kerala's civil society had in the past been delighted by your decision to dissociate with the coco cola advertisement project as a response to the resorce exploitation and pollution caused by the corporate body. However, people of Kerala will be bewildered to see that you is lending your name and fame to support a devastatingly nefarious techno-monopolistic campaign unleashed by Microsoft in our state. We feel your move is both illadvised and harmful.

We are assuming that you were not given enough information about the IT Scenario in the state.

Software is a tool and a means with which we can achieve a lot of things. In this respect , it is similar to infrastructure like roads and rails . Using Microsoft software is akin to using a road built by a private agency who levies a charge for its use. Any further development to that road and the terms of usage of that road will be subject to the whims of that private agency alone , however insane it be. Free Software is like an alternate road , with equal or better quality. It is community owned - public property. Which modifications has to be done , what has to be done and where it has to be done is driven by public need and is not influenced by a private party.

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 Microsoft will be [http://www.aol.in/bollywood/story/2008040806139012000006/India/index.html signing up] Malayalam movie star [http://www.mammootty.com Mammootty] as one of
 the brand ambassador for the Computer Literacy programme that will soon
-organize in Kerala, a Southern Indian State well known for its pro-free software policies. This is an open letter by Free Software supporters of Kerala to Mammootty.
+organize in Kerala, a Southern Indian State well known for its pro-free software policies. This is an open letter by Free Software  Activists, Supporters and Users of Kerala to Mammootty.
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+'''Open Letter to Mamootty from Free Software Community'''
 Dear Mammootty,
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 We are a group of individuals who believe in freedom , free society and free expression of ideas.
-This letter is to express our deep disappointment in your involvement with Microsoft to launch their [http://www.aol.in/bollywood/story/2008040806139012000006/India/index.html e-literacy program in Kerala]. We are assuming that you were not given enough information about the IT Scenario in the state.
+This letter is to express our deep disappointment in your involvement with Microsoft to launch their [http://www.aol.in/bollywood/story/2008040806139012000006/India/index.html e-literacy program in Kerala].open letter is based on the belief that you have social convictions and commitment to people of kerala.
+kerala's civil society had in the past been delighted by your decision to dissociate with the coco cola advertisement project as a response to the resorce exploitation and pollution caused by the corporate body. However, people of Kerala will be bewildered to see that you is lending your name and fame to support a devastatingly nefarious techno-monopolistic campaign unleashed by Microsoft in our state. We feel your move is both illadvised and harmful.
+ We are assuming that you were not given enough information about the IT Scenario in the state.
 Software is a tool and a means with which we can achieve a lot of things. In this respect , it is similar to infrastructure like roads and rails . Using Microsoft software is akin to using a road built by a private agency who levies a charge for its use. Any further development to that road and the terms of usage of that road will be subject to the whims of that private agency alone , however insane it be. Free Software is like an alternate road , with equal or better quality. It is community owned - public property. Which modifications has to be done , what has to be done and where it has to be done is driven by public need and is not influenced by a private party.