[glug-t] Fwd: RMS's suggestions to Indian Free Software proponents..

Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 04:18:46 -0000
From: "Kunal P.Bharati" <kunalbharati@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: advice from RMS

i asked him this when I had just finished seminar:

    Can you suggest me what activities we should be in
    now.

If you write to fsf-wg@xxxxxxxxxx, they can suggest
a number of activities.

One vital activity is training people to the point where they can
begin developing free software that will be of use globally.  User
groups in developing countries are always tempted to focus on
activities that are useful exclusively for people in that country--but
remember, the free software you use exists because we focused on
activities that would be useful world-wide.  Naturally you may want to
work on localization and local popularization, but don't let that make
you forget to contribute to the global stock of free software.

It would be good also to aid efforts to insist on free software in
Indian schools.  Giving kids copies of Windows is like giving them
tobacco--it's a plan to make them addicts when they grow up.

And in general, please work on political organizing.  Tell Indian
voters that a good way to recognize politicians who can resist
influence peddling is to pick the ones who firmly support free
software.  If they could resist Microsoft's influence peddling,
they can resist anyone's influence peddling.

Posting this message on your web site could be useful for spreading
the word.
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