[ilugd] Fwd: [FSUG-Bangalore] Boycott Novell Protesters Man-handled at National Conference on Free Software 2008

[Linux Lingam]

that is the *first* instance of an MNC taking a visibly hostile and
tangible stance against foss and foss-supporters in india. does not
bode too well if that MNC also happens to be a partner of microsoft.

novell owes an apology to the indian foss community.
meanwhile, i don't know about you,
but i haven't touched openSUSE or any novell product since their
controversial tie-in with microsoft.

regards
niyam


On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Praveen A <pravi.a at gmail.com> wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Rakesh 'arky' Ambati <rakesh_ambati at yahoo.com>
> Date: 2008/11/15
> Subject: [FSUG-Bangalore] Boycott Novell Protesters Man-handled at
> National Conference on Free Software 2008
> To: fsf-friends at mm.gnu.org.in, fsug-bangalore at mm.gnu.org.in
>
>
> Hi,
>
>
> Boycott Novell Protesters Man-handled at National Conference on Free
> Software 2008
>
>
> http://playingwithsid.blogspot.com/2008/11/boycott-novell-protesters-man-handled.html
>
>
>
> Here is blow by blow account of trouble that brewed up on the second
> day of National Conference on Free Software 2008 in Cochin university.
> The activists put up posters against the Novell Corp (the main sponsor
> of this event) at the Free Software exhibition complex.
>
> The organisers called up Kochi police and man handled the Anivar
> Aravind a former student of the Cochin University and a well known
> free software activist.
>
> Cheers
>
> --arky
>
> Rakesh 'arky' Ambati
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