Political manifesto

FOSS Manifesto

The Free and Open Source Software community in India calls upon political parties to make FOSS usage and promotion a central part of the IT, e-government and education plans in their election manifestos. FOSS is software which is liberally licensed to grant the right of users to study, change, and improve its design through the availability of its source code. The open, inclusive and participatory nature of FOSS is a natural fit for the vibrant traditions of Indian democracy and its emphasis on sharing knowledge.

Explicit support for FOSS and Open Standards in BJP IT vision document

The extent of mainstream political support for Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and Open Standards seems to be getting stronger. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the main opposition party in the current parliament, today released a National IT vision document (http://www.lkadvani.in/eng/images/stories/it-vision.pdf)

CPI(M) manifesto calls for promotion of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)

The CPI(M) manifesto released on the 16th of March calls for the promotion of FOSS. The manifesto can be accessed at  http://www.cpim.org/manifesto.pdf

Following are some of the highlights of the policy -
- Promoting FOSS and other such new technologies, which are free from monopoly ownership through copyrights or patents;
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