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Cake day: June 15th, 2023

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  • It’s a daunting battle to fight, and it’s disheartening to see that even when we try to discuss these issues, many people are quick to dismiss our concerns.

    You said it all.

    Whether we like Richard Stallman or not, we cannot deny that it started (in part) with the “I don’t care” and the denigration of free software.

    Education systems around the world have failed to promote free software as an IT basis and vigilance against proprietary software lobbies.

    My opinion is that after being conditioned by their environment most people have already given up on their privacy, so mass surveillance does not bother them that much…

















  • NEW DELHI, July 30 (Reuters) - India is not re-thinking on the issue of allowing Chinese investments into the country, Trade Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday. Earlier in July, India’s Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran said New Delhi should focus on Foreign Direct Investments from China to boost its exports and help keep India’s growing trade deficit with Beijing in check. The economic survey recommendations are not binding on the government, Goyal said. India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, however, had backed Nageswaran’s suggestion to allow more Chinese investment into the country.