Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 10:17:28 +0530
From: Jeetender "Vicky" Chandna
Dr Krishnan
Could you please return the hyperlink (in plain text)to the
article sent in by you.
Dear Friends
In relation to fairness and giving us a chance to visit the
originating, I sincerely hope that links
to articles be posted on the discussion group rather than
whole copying of the articles. Senders may make a critique
on the topic and add a link to it, otherwise it does seem from
the signature at the bottom of the article, that the sender has
written the article. This is standard practice at most discussion
groups around the world.
Now, as an advocate of Open Source Policies, I personally believe
that much has to be discussed and done in relation to open source
in this corner of the world. Principally, I do not consider the
moment to be a myth as indicated by the article.
The amount of $1500 does seem to be inordinately high.
Whatever amount is paid to the peer reviewers can be pooled by a
common fund created by the whole world. Each nation paying a
Open Source Tax (OST) with correlates to the GDP of that nation.
Not only will such a revolution benefit mankind at large, but will also
render information free from all fetters.
Regards
Jeetender "Vicky" Chandna
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