STOP SHIFT TOWARDS CLOSED SOURCE PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE IN E-GOVERNANCE AND EDUCATION, AND DECLARE A PRO-FOSS POLICY Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/stop-shift-towards-closed-source-proprietary-software-in-e-governance-and-education-and-declare-a-pro-foss-policy.html Online petition signatures en-us Sun, 5 Apr 2026 09:08 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mr Saaz Rai [Signature #81] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12120220?utm_medium=rss Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:34:29 UTC 12120220 Mr. Swamy Das [Signature #80] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11827562?utm_medium=rss Fri, 9 Dec 2011 11:10:46 UTC 11827562 Mr. Leonard Ngowo [Signature #79] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11816916?utm_medium=rss Thu, 8 Dec 2011 04:47:19 UTC 11816916 Mr. Pravin Dhayfule [Signature #78] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11802240?utm_medium=rss Mon, 5 Dec 2011 10:14:41 UTC 11802240 Mr Mahesh Kumar Vadla [Signature #77] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11794181?utm_medium=rss Mon, 5 Dec 2011 05:51:08 UTC 11794181 Medhamsh V [Signature #76] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11793775?utm_medium=rss Please encourage FOSS and help students to learn things. Using proprietary software kills all the motivation to learn things.

]]> Mon, 5 Dec 2011 05:01:16 UTC 11793775 Alessandro Vesely [Signature #75] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11783909?utm_medium=rss FOSS infrastructure is the premise for a collaborative democracy of a country being run by its (qualified) citizens. Don't let apparent ease and payoffs move India to the same bad path that too many nations disgracefully tread.

]]> Sun, 4 Dec 2011 08:05:16 UTC 11783909 mr animesh cherala [Signature #74] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11782414?utm_medium=rss there is a need for a change in government policies not getting locked up in a company's hands

]]> Sat, 3 Dec 2011 08:32:50 UTC 11782414 Mr Jibu jacob [Signature #73] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11782132?utm_medium=rss USE NON-PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE. FREEDOM IS OUR BIRTHRIGHT

]]> Sat, 3 Dec 2011 06:51:46 UTC 11782132 Dr Vishnu Vardhan Bulusu [Signature #72] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11779341?utm_medium=rss Sat, 3 Dec 2011 06:08:58 UTC 11779341 Jemshid KK [Signature #71] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11779268?utm_medium=rss Sat, 3 Dec 2011 05:43:06 UTC 11779268 Mr. Krishnan Dasan [Signature #70] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11778973?utm_medium=rss Sat, 3 Dec 2011 03:47:07 UTC 11778973 mr pramod g [Signature #69] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11775393?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Dec 2011 10:42:16 UTC 11775393 Mr Gaius Ebere [Signature #68] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11773961?utm_medium=rss Reduce the cost of governance by adopting Free and Open Source Software!

]]> Fri, 2 Dec 2011 05:31:37 UTC 11773961 Abhijit Menon-Sen [Signature #67] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11773673?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Dec 2011 04:16:13 UTC 11773673 Mr Yoel Barkan [Signature #66] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11773492?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Dec 2011 03:23:18 UTC 11773492 Ramdas Rao [Signature #65] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11773407?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Dec 2011 02:57:04 UTC 11773407 Mr S. (Sam) Kritikos [Signature #64] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11773403?utm_medium=rss Free and open source software is the best solution for developing countries and India should take leadership in this!

]]> Fri, 2 Dec 2011 02:55:58 UTC 11773403 Sarath M S [Signature #63] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11772533?utm_medium=rss Usage of proprietary software in core social sectors like education and governance can prove fatal for the largely young population of India. FOSS policies being implemented in Kerala is a shining example of what FOSS can do to education. From field experiences of introducing FOSS to schools, schools are more than eager to expose themselves to new technologies which are not dictated by private interests. IT-enabling is very important for our education system now and FOSS is the only way to go.

]]> Thu, 1 Dec 2011 10:46:50 UTC 11772533 Ms Deepthi R [Signature #62] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11772475?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Dec 2011 10:36:43 UTC 11772475 Shri Narendra Sisodiya [Signature #61] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11772388?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Dec 2011 10:16:24 UTC 11772388 Ranga Babu Tummala [Signature #60] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11772266?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Dec 2011 09:58:28 UTC 11772266 Mr Vijaypal Reddy [Signature #59] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11765595?utm_medium=rss stop encouraging prop. software

]]> Thu, 1 Dec 2011 02:40:02 UTC 11765595 mr Ramesh bhimireddy [Signature #58] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11765445?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Dec 2011 02:14:40 UTC 11765445 Mrs Madhavi Thiriveedhi [Signature #57] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11765094?utm_medium=rss It is a backward step in the technological developments from the Indian citizen benefits point of view. This step is strongly condemnable. WB govt clearly showing its true colors towards benefits of corporates.

]]> Thu, 1 Dec 2011 12:57:58 UTC 11765094 mr indrajit de [Signature #56] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11759887?utm_medium=rss Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:00:14 UTC 11759887 Dr K Rajan [Signature #55] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11758212?utm_medium=rss In addition to the Open Standards, one of the main aspects is maintaining and running the systems/software/solutions over the life of the e-gov project. Use of FOSS allows Govt. bodies to be also vendor neutral, ensuring a sincere solution matching the state of the art in technology. Hence for e-gov and other publicly funded projects it makes perfect business and social sense to go with FOSS.

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:59:49 UTC 11758212 Dr, Biswajit Das [Signature #54] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11758096?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:21:48 UTC 11758096 Nandini Mukherjee [Signature #53] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11758020?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:50:00 UTC 11758020 mr surendra N [Signature #52] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11757734?utm_medium=rss implement Foss polices formulated by left front govt

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:11:46 UTC 11757734 jaykumar hs [Signature #51] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11755059?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:52:58 UTC 11755059 Mr. Alagunambi Welkin [Signature #50] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11754795?utm_medium=rss Free & Open Source Software is the only solution for the vendor lockin.

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:59:44 UTC 11754795 MR HARI KRISHNA [Signature #49] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11754701?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:39:30 UTC 11754701 Mr Sasi Bhushan Boddepalli [Signature #48] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11754528?utm_medium=rss The govt. is doing ridiculous job. Software fruits should be brought to common people. FOSS are cost effective and able to share knowledge. I sincerely oppose govt decision.

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:57:15 UTC 11754528 Raghuram N [Signature #47] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11754313?utm_medium=rss So many government projects are pending because of not sufficient money but the government is ready to spend huge amount for proprietary softwares.

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:06:08 UTC 11754313 Mr Naveen K [Signature #46] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11754199?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:41:49 UTC 11754199 Mr. Himesh Madhusoodanan [Signature #45] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11754101?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:22:35 UTC 11754101 Mr Ashish Avadhanula [Signature #44] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11754004?utm_medium=rss Governments represent the people and in that sense, they need to be transparent. All that they do should be in the public domain and should be accessed by the common man. Is a shift towards a closed system the 'paribartan' that Mamata Banerjee spoke about during her election campaign? If that's the kind of change she'd like to bring in West Bengal, I hope the people of the state teach her a lesson.

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:02:59 UTC 11754004 Anonymous [Signature #43] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11753899?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:42:45 UTC 11753899 Dr pratap reddy l [Signature #42] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11753012?utm_medium=rss Education and e-governance should go with free software complying with open document standards

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:47:19 UTC 11753012 Mr Bhuvan Krishna [Signature #41] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11752710?utm_medium=rss West bengal government should stop encouraging proprietary software and endorce the use of free software.

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:01:49 UTC 11752710 Anilkumar K V [Signature #40] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11752474?utm_medium=rss The government institutions should learn to empower themselves with knowledge freedom

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:31:19 UTC 11752474 Senthil S [Signature #39] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11752415?utm_medium=rss get the press to know quotes from the tender. it directly mandates m$. doesnt look like a tender written by govt but more like by m$

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:10:43 UTC 11752415 Nayanika Chattopadhyay [Signature #38] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11744939?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:34:03 UTC 11744939 Prof. Kunal Chattopadhyay [Signature #37] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11744910?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:27:06 UTC 11744910 Kaustav Das Modak [Signature #36] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11744840?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:14:58 UTC 11744840 Adv. T.K. Sujith [Signature #35] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11744329?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Nov 2011 07:50:37 UTC 11744329 Mr. Mohammad Imran [Signature #34] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11737267?utm_medium=rss Open source helps development of internet and information technology. Closed source restricts local development. It allows foreign companies to take hold in India instead of promoting Indian software developers.

]]> Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:33:35 UTC 11737267 Sukla Sen [Signature #33] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11735199?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:53:02 UTC 11735199 Chandita Mukherjee [Signature #32] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11731879?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:21:10 UTC 11731879 Minu Halder [Signature #31] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11731411?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:12:54 UTC 11731411 Mr Syam Krishnan [Signature #30] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11731361?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:57:52 UTC 11731361 Mr Shiju Paul [Signature #29] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11731054?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:29:09 UTC 11731054 Mr Debansu Saha [Signature #28] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11730911?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:55:08 UTC 11730911 Dr Balwinder S Dheeman [Signature #27] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11730296?utm_medium=rss Time to start war against corruption; definitely the closed source proprietary software deals are made but only by corrupt bureaucrats and, or politicians ...

]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2011 03:29:04 UTC 11730296 Ms Selina Haridas [Signature #26] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11730168?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Nov 2011 02:44:47 UTC 11730168 Dr Arijit Bishnu [Signature #25] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11730092?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Nov 2011 02:11:41 UTC 11730092 Shanu Sukoor [Signature #24] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11730047?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Nov 2011 01:49:37 UTC 11730047 Mr Joseph John [Signature #23] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11730033?utm_medium=rss Open source is good for the country and for the next generation

]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2011 01:42:09 UTC 11730033 Mr. J. T. Dsouza [Signature #22] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11729917?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:59:56 UTC 11729917 Mr Anonymous [Signature #21] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11729873?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:39:07 UTC 11729873 Mr. Anoop Jacob Thomas [Signature #20] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11729792?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:11:18 UTC 11729792 Dr Sridhar Gutam [Signature #19] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11729771?utm_medium=rss I strongly support for FLOSS.

]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:05:38 UTC 11729771 Anivar Aravind [Signature #18] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11729742?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:58:00 UTC 11729742 Debayan Banerjee [Signature #17] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11729729?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:55:01 UTC 11729729 Mr Gurumurthy Kasinathan IT for Change, Bangalore [Signature #16] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11729634?utm_medium=rss Using Public funds to purchase proprietary software leads to government lock-in to vendors and is against public interest. Public funds must be used to invest in publicly owned software and content

]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:18:39 UTC 11729634 Priti Turakhia [Signature #15] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11729404?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:02:20 UTC 11729404 Mr. Ranjith Suriyakula [Signature #14] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11729214?utm_medium=rss Freedomis whateverybody wants.

]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:39:38 UTC 11729214 Mr JOS COLLIN [Signature #13] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11729105?utm_medium=rss I would suggest the government of West Bengal to use Free Software to grant freedom to the computer users and eliminate the domination by companies like Microsoft.

Use free software, defend your freedom.

]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:49:52 UTC 11729105 Mr Kranthi Katikala [Signature #12] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11729034?utm_medium=rss Using closed source means you're at the mercy of an organisation to provide support to "their" software. The life of Govt is however >100 years; The life of Company <20 years (statistically speaking). If the company closes, you'd have no one to go to.

]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:14:34 UTC 11729034 Ms Niken Lestari [Signature #11] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11728328?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:57:19 UTC 11728328 Mr Sabyasachi Chatterjee [Signature #10] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11727924?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:14:20 UTC 11727924 Mr. Sanjay Bhattacherjee [Signature #9] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11727557?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:38:33 UTC 11727557 Mr Suthan Amaresan [Signature #8] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11727241?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:27:20 UTC 11727241 Mr Arulalan T [Signature #7] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11726925?utm_medium=rss Our Indian Govt should takes the responsibility to adopt the FOSS fully through out the country.

The thing is our politicians andd govt employees are not willing to learn things in the modern world.

We should avoid M$ Windows in all our govt educational institute, hospitals, banks and more.

Govt has to promote FOSS.

But our govt is not showing interest to learn. what is FOSS, how foss should help the country by saving people's money .

]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:04:03 UTC 11726925 Mr Mathew Chacko [Signature #6] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11726912?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:59:30 UTC 11726912 Alok Singh Mahor [Signature #5] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11726883?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:53:40 UTC 11726883 Mr Mukul Mahajan [Signature #4] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11726804?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:30:21 UTC 11726804 Engr. Kuttappan Vijayachandran [Signature #3] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11726653?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:51:22 UTC 11726653 Mr. Kavin SAG [Signature #2] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11726461?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:08:42 UTC 11726461 Mani A [Signature #1] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11724500?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:43:15 UTC 11724500