[PLUG] Its time to take action....

[Vikas Tara]

>
> New National Education Policy-2016 draft has recently been made 
> available to public for inputs.
> This whole draft does not refer Free and Open Source Software even once !
>
> Free Software is the real future of tomorrow. Without Free Software, 
> Education Policy is meaningless.
> Friends, this new policy draft clearly indicates that Education and in 
> turn the whole Country will continue to be slave of Microsoft if we 
> don't act immediately.
>
> We must hang together and pressurize MHRD to make FOSS mandatory in 
> Education. This must be done before 31st July 2016, as this is the 
> last date given by MHRD to accept suggestions of citizens about NEP-2016.
> Please sign the petition before 31st July 2016 and save our country :
>
> https://www.change.org/p/petition-for-mandating-use-of-free-and-open-source-software-in-new-education-policy-2016
>
> This Petition is supported by Free Software Foundation (FSF, India), 
> Digital Freedom Foundation and many Linux and FOSS Groups.
> Kindly share this message as early as possible with maximum number of 
> FOSS lovers.
>
> Thanks and  Regards
> Milind
> -------------
> *"Yes. We need spread the word to all the groups to seek more 
> signatures. It is an important petition"**
> ** - Prof Nagarjuna G, **
> **Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education,**
> **Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai,**
> Chairman, FSF, India.****
> *
Thanks for the heads up - we will start promoting this too!

Regards


Vik
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