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==teacher==
==teacher==
*create your lessons in free standards*
* create your lessons in free standards*
*teach the values of self-reliance and freedom
* teach the values of self-reliance and freedom
* encourage your students to share software
* encourage your students to modify and share software
* do not use proprietary software  
* do not use proprietary software  
* if you want to teach spreadsheet call it spreadsheet and not Excel (every photocopying machine is not Xerox)
* if you want to teach spreadsheet call it spreadsheet and not Excel (every photocopying machine is not Xerox)
* if you want to teach word processor  do not call it Word
* if you want to teach word processor  do not call it Word
* don't call any presentation by the name 'Powerpoint'
* don't call any presentation by the name 'Powerpoint'
* don't call internet browser as IE
* encourage self learning of students
* encourage self learning of students
* make students join the mailing lists of tools they want to learn
* give students responsiblity, make them in charge of lab. let them install GNU/Linux in the labs
* Ask the pupil to compare the"free software" with the proprietory and see the difference.


==student==
==student==


* hacking (which means writing code, is completely different from cracking which means breaking into other people's computers) is the best way to learn the art of programming
* hacking (which means writing code / understanding other people's code, is completely different from cracking which means breaking into other people's computers) is the best way to learn the art of programming
* accept to learn Free Software also
* accept to learn Free Software also
* join a free software club and enjoy the culture of sharing
* join a free software club and enjoy the culture of sharing
* promote Free Software to peers and juniors
* form users group or become active (if one exists)
* Subscribe to Free software users group mailing lists and get updated with latest news in the field
* Use Openoffice and open documents for your seminars/papers/projects
* Don't call a presentation as PPT(Except Pre-Placement Talk :-))
* Participate in the Programming contests(Eg: Google summer of Code)
* Don't believe that one programming language is better than other. Be open minded to them.


==principal==
==principal==
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* frame questions in such a manner that they are generic in nature
* frame questions in such a manner that they are generic in nature


==head of the dept==
==head of a department in an educational institution==


* ask for strong justification when your colleagues ask your permission to buy a proprietary software, and make this an exception and not a norm
* ask for strong justification when your colleagues ask your permission to buy a proprietary software, and make this an exception and not a norm
* insist on using open standards (such as odt or rtf) for documents created using a computer
* insist on using open standards (such as odt or rtf) for documents created using a computer
* if your department has a web page, ensure that it is w3c [http://www.w3c.org] compliant
* if your department has a web page, ensure that it is w3c [http://www.w3c.org] compliant
* ask students to get in touch with developers and maintainers of Free Software and experience their training methodology
* insist that every student ought to know how to contribute to Free Software or similar free commons initiatives
* document all free initiatives


==syllabus committee member==
==syllabus committee member==
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* do not include languages that are not supported by all operating systems in the syllabus
* do not include languages that are not supported by all operating systems in the syllabus


==prime minister==


===minister of trade and commerce===
 
==Minister==
===Prime minister===
*    implement and promote Free Software
*    ask economists, planners and executives to study Free Software Movement
*    fund universities to promote research in Free Software
*    promise that public information will never be allowed to be in private domain
*    announce that citizens will always be in control of public information
*    ask Governments to promote Free Software and its values
*    promise to never accept gifts or donations from those who are linked with proprietary world
 
===Minister of trade and commerce===
 
 
* do not permit the sale of hardware for which free software drivers do not exist
* do not permit the sale of hardware for which free software drivers do not exist
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* DRM is digital restrictions managements, not rights managements
* DRM is digital restrictions managements, not rights managements


===minister of culture===
===Minister of culture===


* argue for licencing material produced with government funding under a Free licence
* argue for licencing material produced with government funding under a Free licence
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* insist on using open standards in organisations under the department
* insist on using open standards in organisations under the department


===minister of local self-governance===
===Minister of local self-governance===


* insist on using Free Software on all computers in the department
* insist on using Free Software on all computers in the department
* ensure that all documents are created using Free standards
* ensure that all documents are created using Free standards
* publish studies that document dangers of using proprietary standards
* warn officials in local bodies against using proprietary softwares or standards
* interpret Right to Information as Right to (all available) Information (to the extent possible)
* publish all source code for all programs used in a public citizen-interface
* denounce use of proprietary softwares for public use
* issue guarantee to citizens that no *spy code* exists in any software and provide proof (software source code)
* be a true and caring minister of citizens


===minister of education===
===Minister of education===


* do not permit the inclusion of brand names in any syllabus or textbook
* do not permit the inclusion of brand names in any syllabus or textbook
* inform aim of education as capability to assimilate, analyse, contribute and share information without fear
* bring a policy to publish all government textbooks under the GNU Free Documentation Licence or a similar licence
* bring a policy to publish all government textbooks under the GNU Free Documentation Licence or a similar licence


===minister of human resources===
===Minister of human resources===
===minister of agriculture===
* help humans identify their resourcefulness
===minister of finance===
* make humans masters(mistresses) of their own resourcefulness
* warn anyone who says human resources are for corporates
* say human resources is only an ingredient of human beings
* tell humans that their resourcefulness shouldn't be allowed to be abused by corporates
* make humans aware of the huge potential of shared-value-systems
* cite Free Software Movement as a classical case of guaranteed human well-being in virtual world
 
===Minister of agriculture===
* promise that patented technologies will not find a place in the subcontinent
* promise that agricultural knowledge will never be allowed to be in private domain
* promise that corporates will not be allowed a free run over citizens
* bring out calendars showing what all mixed crops are to be cultivated, terrain-wise
* institute monthly reward (as cash) for agricultural entrepreneurs who are able to sustain their own livelihood in a healthy environment - (we can't have a system whose expert-supervisors get paid more than the actual workers or those who labour)
* give unemployment allowance only to those people who cannot cultivate and cannot contribute to the governance system in any way
 
===Minister of finance===


==president of a country==
==president of a country==


* freedom to encode and decode be added as a fundamental right  
* freedom to encode and decode be added as a fundamental right
* in an information society, access to information will be a fundamental right
* screen all corporate citizens who are linked with proprietary/patent world


==hacker==
==hacker==
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*make it reusable
*make it reusable
*add good documentation, to let other programmers understand the logic
*add good documentation, to let other programmers understand the logic
 
*Contribute to Free Software.
*Write Code Daily. Release it as Free Software.
*Write Useful Free Software Applications.
*Fix the Bugs raised by users.
*Listen to users.


==owner of a software firm==
==owner of a software firm==
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* right to information is meaningless without preserving the right to decode and encode knowledge resources
* right to information is meaningless without preserving the right to decode and encode knowledge resources
* ensure that rights over inherited cultural knowledge will never be allowed to be privatised


==judge==
==judge==


==lawyer==
==lawyer==
==library& information manager==
* use free or open source products for all information management and dissemination activities
* engage in populartising free and open source application through mail groups, workshops and training programmes
* gather and facilitiate use of documents on open source application and products
* create digital depositories, digital libraries and information sites not only for promoting information dissemination, but also to demonstrate the use of open source tools for effective knowledge build up and management
* make your library as a show piece of FOSS products and services
* give equal prominence to digital information services along with building physical information resources so that you can serve the world using only one digital document


==dictator of a country==
==dictator of a country==


==president of america==
==president of america==
* ask for universal forgiveness - which everyone will extend
* always try to make friends with human beings
* if at all an enemy is needed, ensure its a virtual enemy doing harm to mankind, like proprietary software
* don't accept gift or donations from proprietary software manufacturers


==UNO/UNICEF==
==UNO/UNICEF==
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===geologist===
===geologist===
Join the People's Science Network  and take part in their activities.
===mathematician===
===mathematician===
Join the People's Science Network  and take part in their activities.


==parent==
==parent==
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==artist==
==artist==
* Release your work in free digital formats
* Use free audio/video formats(eg:ogg)


==poet==
==poet==
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==writer==
==writer==
Write about FOSS communities, contributors and it's values


==journalist==
==journalist==
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==police==
==police==
Ask offenders who indulge in copying movies to turn to duplicating Free Software


==member of planning commission==
==member of planning commission==
* declare that a just and ethical knowledge society is imperative for a vibrant nation
* declare that public funds would be extended only to projects that are placed in public domain under Free and Open licenses
* keep away from company of ex-officio members of World Bank in planning commission, and expose them, if they display uncanny affiliation for corporates' survival
* declare that you and your immediate relatives have no investments in proprietary establishments or private corporates
* declare that every planning commission member is ready to be watched online on a 24/7 basis - live feed - as a token of uprightness and transparency
* declare that there won't be anymore closed door meetings with officials of banks or any other corporates, that there would be live telecast of all such meetings
* insist that all public citizens, who are above the rank of Under Secretary or a MLA/MP, would be mandatorily screened live on a 24/7 basis (only bedroom/bathroom excepted) as long as he/she continues to enjoy public privileges.


==member of knowledge commission==
==Member of Knowledge Commission==


==NGO==
== Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) ==
 
* Use Open Document Format as your official Document format
* Use Free Softwares for the functioning of your Organisation. You can find a good collection at [http://ngoinabox.org/ NGO in a Box] Project
* consume as less as possible for your administration and coordination; if possible do it from our own income
* be transparent, do not hide.
* be democratic; not absolutist
* be faithful


==Bank Manager==
==Bank Manager==
* Try to convince your IT Manager to conduct a feasibility study for using free aoftware for the bank's operations.
* Convince and increase confidence in your customers and shareholders by showing the resultant higher profit numbers, because of lower IT costs, after implementing the business using Free software.
==IT Managers==
* Try to make the business run on Free software.


==Web Engineer==
==Web Engineer==
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==Bill Gates==
==Microsoft Chairman/CEO==


*    fix the file system of your OS and save the world from virus menace
*    fix the file system security of your OS and save the world from virus menace
*    release your software under a free software license, and continue to rule the world,  we will make you our hero.
*    release your software under a free software license, and continue to rule the world,  we will make you our hero.
* provide support for free and open standards.
* provide support for free and open standards.
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*    use REAL technical innovation to let more people access and create knowledge effortlessly, and not to restrict access. That is to say avoid DRM.
*    use REAL technical innovation to let more people access and create knowledge effortlessly, and not to restrict access. That is to say avoid DRM.


==Steve Jobs==
==Apple CEO==


* release the rest of the code under APL, and get more support from hackers around the world
* release the rest of the code under APL, and get more support from hackers around the world
* use technical innovation to let more people access and create knowledge effortlessly, and not to restrict access i.e. avoid DRM
* use technical innovation to let more people access and create knowledge effortlessly, and not to restrict access i.e. avoid DRM
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