Open Letter To Mammootty: Difference between revisions

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On [http://www.aol.in/bollywood/story/2008040806139012000006/India/index.html IANS Report] you are saying "your mission is to help make all sections of the society IT literate". We understand and appreciate your genuine spirit. But selecting Microsoft as an accomplice would be a wrong choice. Making people literate benefits the society as a whole. Proprietary software rejects their thirst for knowledge: it says, “The knowledge you want is a secret — learning is forbidden!” Free software encourages everyone to learn. The free software community rejects the 'priesthood of technology', which keeps the general public ignorant of how technology works. The people and Government of Kerala understood it and has already [http://www.indianexpress.com/story/280323.html introduced it in our schools] and government institutions. So we request you to stand for free software and essential freedoms in computing to fulfill your mission.

Since you have on several occasions expressed your support to the causes upheld by left forces in the country, we hope that it will not be news to you that CPI (M) and other progressive forces in the country have been ardent supporters of free software and as a matter of principle, detest Microsoft's monopoly built through treacherous market machinations that even the developed countries find unbearable.

Since you have on several occasions expressed your support to the causes upheld by left forces in the country, we hope that it will not be news to you that CPI(M) and other progressive forces in the country have been ardent supporters of free software and as a matter of principle, detest Microsoft's monopoly built through treacherous market machinations that even the developed countries find unbearable.

It is high time that you understood the implications and ramifications of your support for Microsoft. It seriously undermines your role as a socially committed artist, progressive media leader and sympathizer of leftist politics.

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=== Signed By ===

# ~~Santhosh Thottingal~~

====Organisations====

# Baiju M

#[http://ilug-tvm.org GNU Linux Users Group- Thiruvanathapuram]

# Chandrasekharan Nair S

#[http://smc.org.in Swathanthra Malayalam Computing]

#[http://fci.wikia.com FOSS Communities in India]

====Individuals====

# [http://anivar.movingrepublic.org Anivar Aravind]

# [http://baijum81.livejournal.com/ Baiju M]

# [http://chandrasekharannair.wordpress.com/ Chandrasekharan Nair S]

# [http://santhoshtr.livejournal.com Santhosh Thottingal]

[[Category:Campaigns]]

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 On [http://www.aol.in/bollywood/story/2008040806139012000006/India/index.html IANS Report] you are saying "your mission is to help make all sections of the society IT literate".  We understand and appreciate your genuine spirit. But selecting Microsoft as an accomplice would be a wrong choice. Making people literate benefits the society as a whole. Proprietary software rejects their thirst for knowledge: it says, “The knowledge you want is a secret — learning is forbidden!” Free software encourages everyone to learn. The free software community rejects the 'priesthood of technology', which keeps the general public ignorant of how technology works. The people and Government of Kerala understood it and has already [http://www.indianexpress.com/story/280323.html introduced it in our schools] and government institutions. So we request you to stand for free software and essential freedoms in computing to fulfill your mission.
-Since you have on several occasions expressed your support to the causes upheld by left forces in the country, we hope that it will not be news to you that CPI (M) and other progressive forces in the country have been ardent supporters of free software and as a matter of principle, detest Microsoft's monopoly built through treacherous market machinations that even the developed countries find unbearable.
+Since you have on several occasions expressed your support to the causes upheld by left forces in the country, we hope that it will not be news to you that CPI(M) and other progressive forces in the country have been ardent supporters of free software and as a matter of principle, detest Microsoft's monopoly built through treacherous market machinations that even the developed countries find unbearable.
 It is high time that you understood the implications and ramifications of your support for Microsoft. It seriously undermines your role  as a socially committed artist, progressive media leader and sympathizer of leftist politics.
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 === Signed By ===
-# Santhosh Thottingal
+====Organisations====
-# Baiju M
+#[http://ilug-tvm.org GNU Linux Users Group- Thiruvanathapuram]
-# Chandrasekharan Nair S
+#[http://smc.org.in Swathanthra Malayalam Computing]
+#[http://fci.wikia.com FOSS Communities in India]
+====Individuals====
+# [http://anivar.movingrepublic.org Anivar Aravind]
+# [http://baijum81.livejournal.com/ Baiju M]
+# [http://chandrasekharannair.wordpress.com/ Chandrasekharan Nair S]
+# [http://santhoshtr.livejournal.com Santhosh Thottingal]
 [[Category:Campaigns]]