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==If you are==
==If you are==
a human being, you may be assuming one or more of the roles below.  Whatever be your role in the society, you can do your bit to build a good society where sharing knowledge becomes a virtue not a vice.  We are living in a society where sharing is discouraged, often called by derogatory names, such as for example 'piracy'.  This campaign is to create a ready reckoner for any person who intends to promote free knowledge and free software.  Please edit this page to add new roles, make it comprehensive, but try to keep it simple.  Add few links here and there, pointing to pages on the Internet, where readers can get more information on each point. --[[User:Gnowgi|Gnowgi]] 12:13, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
a human being, you may be assuming one or more of the roles below.  Whatever be your role in the society, you can do your bit to build a good society where sharing knowledge becomes a virtue and not a vice.  We are living in a society where sharing is discouraged, often called by derogatory names, such as for example 'piracy'.  This campaign is to create a ready reckoner for any person who intends to promote free knowledge and free software.  Please edit this page to add new roles, make it comprehensive, but try to keep it simple.  Add few links here and there, pointing to pages on the Internet, where readers can get more information on each point. --[[User:Gnowgi|Gnowgi]] 12:13, 7 January 2007 (UTC)


==teacher==
==teacher==
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* do not buy any new proprietary software
* do not buy any new proprietary software
* when you buy new machines, ask for preinstalled free software  
* when you buy new machines, ask for preinstalled free software  
* make sure your college/school website is w3c (link) compatible
* make sure your college/school website is w3c (http://www.w3c.org) compatible
* identify a few student friendly faculty
* identify a few student friendly faculty
* train teachers in free software  
* train teachers in free software  
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