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* 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 | * make students join the mailing lists of tools they want to learn | ||
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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 | ==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 | ||
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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 | ||
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==Minister== | |||
===Prime minister=== | |||
* implement and promote Free Software | * implement and promote Free Software | ||
* ask economists, planners and executives to study Free Software Movement | * ask economists, planners and executives to study Free Software Movement | ||
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* promise to never accept gifts or donations from those who are linked with proprietary world | * 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=== | ||
* 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=== | ||
* insist on using Free Software on all computers in the department | * insist on using Free Software on all computers in the department | ||
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* be a true and caring minister of citizens | * be a true and caring minister of citizens | ||
=== | ===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 | ||
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* 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=== | ||
* help humans identify their resourcefulness | * help humans identify their resourcefulness | ||
* make humans masters(mistresses) of their own resourcefulness | * make humans masters(mistresses) of their own resourcefulness | ||
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* cite Free Software Movement as a classical case of guaranteed human well-being in virtual world | * 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 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 agricultural knowledge will never be allowed to be in private domain | ||
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* give unemployment allowance only to those people who cannot cultivate and cannot contribute to the governance system in any way | * 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== | ||
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==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== | ||
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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 | Write about FOSS communities, contributors and it's values | ||
==journalist== | ==journalist== | ||
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== Non Governmental Organisation (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 | * consume as less as possible for your administration and coordination; if possible do it from our own income | ||
* be transparent, do not hide. | * be transparent, do not hide. | ||
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==Bank Manager== | ==Bank Manager== | ||
* Try to convince your IT Manager to conduct a feasibility study for using free | * 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 | * 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== | ==IT Managers== | ||
* Try to make the business run on | * Try to make the business run on Free software. | ||
==Web Engineer== | ==Web Engineer== | ||