[Fsf-friends] FSF mentioned in The Register -> APJAK talks 'OpenSource'

[Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Venky Hariharan" <venky1@vsnl.com>
To: "Nagarjuna G." <nagarjun@hbcse.tifr.res.in>


> FSF is mentioned here.
>
> Venky
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/30991.html

hi,

it is true that at a micro level the govt initiatives to move over to Free
and Open Source software (note that APJAK mentioned 'open source' only !!)
are being encouraged and paying off, however it is also sad that at
institutes and academic levels, the work being carried out utilizing FLOSS
solutions are not being documented. while proprietary products get the
required push, FLOSS products and suites are left to individual initiatives
and thus are away from the glare. there *has* to be a resource collation
effort put in place to address this lacunae. moreover it is more often than
not that TCO is touted as the driver of OS migration. it is an accepted
fact that conventional TCO (ownership as opposed to 'operations') will not
help cut the ice any longer. companies that offer proprietary solution sets
will sooner rather than later utilize the cash resources to cut this
channel [cf Orlando Ayala's memo]. indigenous development of solutions,
sovereignty over ideas are some of the issues that need to be addressed and
put in the proper places.

any thoughts on this issue ?
regards
sm

ps: VH nice to read the abridged article in LFY - is the full text
available with you ?


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