Presentation on Windows7sins for NIPS School of Management's FOSS seminar

1. Windows 7 Sins The case against Microsoft and proprietary software Presented by : Aloke Majumder [email_address]

2. FSF launches campaign against Windows 7 The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today launched its "Windows 7 Sins" campaign The campaign outlines seven major areas where proprietary software in general and Microsoft Windows in particular hurt all computer users These points are outlined in the text of a letter the campaign mailed to the leaders of the Fortune 500 companies and makes the case that they should instead adopt free software such as the GNU/Linux operating system and the office productivity suite OpenOffice.org

3. The 7 Sins 1. Poisoning education 2. Invading privacy 3. Monopoly behavior 4. Lock-in 5. Abusing standards 6. Enforcing Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) 7. Threatening user security seven major areas where proprietary software in general and Microsoft Windows in particular hurt all computer users