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Fwd: Merchants of Drama presents An Apt Pupil !!

vincentvik...@gmail.com (Vikram Vincent) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:26:04 UT

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Dear All,
Do make it for the play! Else, forward around!
If interested...contact me for booking / blocking of tickets!
Regards,
Pushpa
*One week ago, the Indian Express and the Times of India reported that a
Nazi war criminal was identified and arrested after remaining in hiding for

Suicide Bombing Outside Indian Embassy in Kabul

vincentvik...@gmail.com (Vikram Vincent) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:27:37 UT

We strongly condemn the suicide bombing outside the Indian Embassy in Kabul.
This attack has resulted in the death of five persons including diplomats
and security personnel.
We convey our heartfelt condolences to the families of those killed.

Can you present on technical topics on GNU/Linux

vincentvik...@gmail.com (Vikram Vincent) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:06:52 UT

Hi,
I think that this is pretty important. Basic idea is that we organise
tutorials in various places
jointly under the banner of IEEE and Free Software Movement - Karnataka and
we need
people who are experts in their respective fields to please sign up.
Those who are interested can please contact Senthil whom I have CC'ed in the

Fwd: [FSF] It's not the Gates, it's the bars

vincentvik...@gmail.com (Vikram Vincent) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:02:10 UT

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To: info-...@gnu.org
It's not the Gates, it's the bars
By Richard Stallman
Founder, Free Software Foundation
To pay so much attention to Bill Gates' retirement is missing the point.
What really matters is not Gates, nor Microsoft, but the unethical
system of restrictions that Microsoft, like many other software

It's not the Gates, it's the bars

vincentvik...@gmail.com (Vikram Vincent) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:42:28 UT

Hi,
This makes interesting and thought provoking reading about Bill Gates exit.
[link]
"*To pay so much attention to Bill Gates' retirement is missing the point.
What really matters is not Gates, nor Microsoft, but the unethical system of
restrictions that Microsoft, like many other software companies, imposes on

On The Prime Minister's statement

vincentvik...@gmail.com (Vikram Vincent) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:20:09 UT

The Prime Minister has repeated once again that the government will seek the
sense of Parliament after the Safeguards Agreement is approved by the Board
of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the waiver is got from the
Nuclear Suppliers Group.
What does this proposal amount to? Here are some of the facts:

Disinformation Campaign on Nuclear Deal

vincentvik...@gmail.com (Vikram Vincent) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:16:16 UT

The Congress leadership and the UPA government are propagating that the
Indo-US nuclear deal is absolutely essential for India's energy security. A
massive disinformation campaign has been mounted that nuclear energy is a
solution not only to the shortage of electricity in the country but also an
answer to the oil price rise. This is nothing but a cover to promote the

Wikileaks Gets Hold of Counterinsurgency Manual

vincentvik...@gmail.com (Vikram Vincent) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:09:30 UT

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HeavensBlade23 writes in to let us know that Wikileaks has published a US
Special Forces counterinsurgency manual, titled [0]Foreign Internal
Defense Tactics Techniques and Procedures for Special Forces (1994,

Four national standards bodies appeal against approval of ISO/IEC DIS 29500(OOXML)

vincentvik...@gmail.com (Vikram Vincent) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:27:46 UT

From [link]
[link]
Four national standards bodies appeal against approval of ISO/IEC DIS 29500
2008-06-06
Four national standards body members of ISO and IEC – Brazil, India, South
Africa and Venezuela – have submitted appeals against the recent approval of

Rajasthan Police Firings Condemned

vincentvik...@gmail.com (Vikram Vincent) — Sun, 25 May 2008 07:21:05 UT

May 25, 2008
We strongly condemn the brutal police firings on May 23 and 24, killing 35
people and injuring more than a hundred, in Rajasthan. The Vasundhara Raje
government which has earned notoriety in police firings is solely
responsible for the present killings. The BJP government has not learnt any

Re: OpenOffice: Education project classroom agenda

vincentvik...@gmail.com (Vikram Vincent) — Mon, 19 May 2008 11:30:23 UT

The log for today's classroom is here
[link]
The next ClassRoom will be Wednesday 21st May , ~14:30 India Time ( same
hour, same channel : #education.openoffice.org )
2008/5/17 Vikram Vincent <vincentvik...@gmail.com>:

OpenOffice: Education project classroom agenda

vincentvik...@gmail.com (Vikram Vincent) — Sat, 17 May 2008 11:04:21 UT

In continuation to the previous mail the agenda for future classroom is
given in the following link
[link]
The log of the previous session is here
[link]
Please do sign into

JOIN FSF-INDIA TODAY

vincentvik...@gmail.com (Vikram Vincent) — Sat, 17 May 2008 04:45:45 UT

Hello,
Having chanced upon Benjamin "Mako" Hill's blog, I'm using his appeal to
appeal to you all to join as Associate Members of FSF-India<[link]>
.
Associate Fellowship of FSF India [link]
"Now is the time to join and give to Free Software Foundation. 2008 is going

Is Happy Birthday Really Copyrighted?

vincentvik...@gmail.com (Vikram Vincent) — Sat, 17 May 2008 04:12:03 UT

Did you know Happy Birthday is copyrighted and the copyright is currently
owned and actively enforced by Time Warner?
Did you know that if you sing any copyrighted song:
...at a place open to the public
...or among a substantial number of people who are not family or friends
You are involved in a public performance of that work?

Jaipur Blasts Condemned

vincentvik...@gmail.com (Vikram Vincent) — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:39:30 UT

We strongly condemn the horrific bomb blasts in Jaipur city which has led to
the loss of sixty lives and 200 injured. This terrorist attack was designed
to inflict the maximum casualties in the crowded areas of the city.
The modus operandi of the explosions reveal a common pattern with earlier
attacks in other cities. The security agencies have to take all necessary