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la creciente presencia del software libre en las plataformas
politicas de la izquierda

>CPI(M) stand on free software hailed
>THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Dec 14 2005
>
>The Free Software Foundation (FSF) of India has congratulated the
>CPI(M) leadership for categorically stating that the party would
>support free software. In a statement here on Tuesday, FSF India
>secretary M. Arun said the Foundation was not interested in petty
>squabbles with anyone and that its opposition to the section on ICT
>in the approach paper presented at the second International Congress
>on Kerala Studies, which concluded here on Sunday, was that it
>continues to view the Information and Communication Technologies
>(ICT) sector only as one where business opportunities galore. ICT,
>he said, was very powerful and its impact on life would be
>tremendous in the coming years. This calls for a broader and
>holistic outlook and an effort to use ICT for the benefit of the
>common people of Kerala, he added. "We feel that a Left and people's
>party must have commitment to free software and their document must
>categorically state that wherever possible they will use free
>software. We strongly condemn the stand that the issue is one of
>selection of `Operation System'. We are sorry to say that it shows
>lack of understanding of free software. Free software has larger
>technological base, good economic activity, community centred policy
>and above all it is a proven alternative to empower people with ICT
>at this time of globalisation of the economy," he said.
http://www.keralaonline.com/sportsnews.asp?folder=Keralanews&file=7_7574.xml
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>People's Democracy
>(Weekly Organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
> Vol. XXIX
>No. 50
>December 11, 2005
>No Software Patents
>Govt Assures FSF India
>UNION minister of commerce and industries, Kamal Nath has assured
>that the Indian government is committed to its stand of not allowing
>software patenting for the time being and that it would reiterate
>this stand in the forthcoming meeting of WTO ministerial at Hong
>Kong. This was conveyed to a delegation of Free Software Foundation
>of India (FSF India), which met the minister on December 6 in New
>Delhi and discussed with him about the proposal for software
>patenting which came up early this year.
>It comprised M Arun, secretary and Y Kiran Chandra, secretary FSF AP
>Chapter. CPI(M) Polit Bureau member and MP, Sitaram Yechury and
>CPI(M) central committee member and MP, P Madhu accompanied the
>delegation. A memorandum was also submitted to the minister on this issue.
http://pd.cpim.org/2005/1211/12112005_fsf.htm

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Diego Saravia