Letter to IncomeTax Dept By Guru
Original Message
Subject: IT Return on-line upload
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:22:21 +0530
From: Guru गुरु <guru at itforchange.net>
To: ask at incometaxindia.gov.in
Dear Sir,
I use Free and Open Source Software on my computer. I have the Ubuntu GNU/Linux operating system and Open Office application.
These software are freely shareable without needing to make any payment of license fee to any vendors. They are being used by millions of people all over the world. Whereas the IT on-line upload is only in Microsoft Excel format. Microsoft Excel format is proprietary format and does not confirm to open standards
The latest draft Government of India's policy on Open standards also requires Government software applications to confirm to open standards (www.mit.gov.in/download/Policyonopensandards.pdf).
Hence we request that you provide for uploading of return in formats that confirm to open standards. the Open Office format (.ODS) confirms to open standards and could be used.
Looking forward to your response
thanking you
Gurumurthy
-- Gurumurthy Kasinathan
IT for Change
Bridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities
Tel:98454 37730
www.ITforChange.net
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