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Posted in Asia, Free/Libre Software, GNU/Linux, Microsoft at 6:19 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
ONE IMPORTANT STORY that we looked at before involves India and the hostile dumping of Microsoft software to combat Free software and GNU/Linux over there. We wrote about this in:
Is Microsoft ‘Pulling an EDGI’ on Kerala? (Updated)Microsoft Dumps on India, South Africa, MaltaMicrosoft’s Dumping Strategy Versus GNU/Linux (EDGI Continued)Microsoft Chief: “Under NO Circumstances Lose Against Linux”Microsoft’s EDGI in India: Fighting GNU/Linux in EducationEDGI Finale: Microsoft’s “Linux Compete Squad”Has Microsoft Just ‘Pulled an EDGI’ on 72,000 Schools?
The press has just published the following article.
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“FREE SOFTWARE activists fear that the Marxists are trying to hijack their movement in Kerala.
“The CPM- led state government recently sacked two proponents of the movement, who had formulated the state’s information technology policy based on free software. This follows attempts by the CPM to form networks in Chennai and Bangalore in the name of free software, but strictly under party control.
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“However, he was not sure what had led to his ouster.
“CM’s political secretary, K. N. Balagopal, said he had asked Arun to resign as the CM directed, but refused to comment on party influence. Secretariat sources, however, said the officials had to leave because they spoke against the party line.” █
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