On Sat, 2007-02-03 at 17:44 -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > On Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:20:29 +0530, Sudhir Gandotra said: > > > On Sat, 2007-02-03 at 17:24 +0530, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > >> On 03-Feb-07, at 4:32 PM, Honey wrote: > >> > >> >> it is not sponsorship - if you look at the website, microsoft is > >> >> not a mere sponsor - it is a partner, which is much more than a > >> >> sponsor > >> > > >> > > >> > So the situation is verse than what i'm thinking of. Doesn't > >> > this indicate that ms realise the power of OSS & now trying to > >> > save its future by breaking into our main weakness (that is > >> > money). > >> > >> i dont think our main weakness is money. Our main weakness is that > >> we dont like to make waves, we want to be popular and friendly with > >> everyone, so we dont protest - we compromise and get trampled over. > >> The only way to face a bully is to stand up to him. > > > And to support those who stand up to the bully, without bringing any > > ego in between. Unfortunately, many people pull down those who > > stand up to the bully. > > Which particular bully are you speaking about? And which > person who stood up to a bully was pulled down by other people? I > thought lawgon was speaking about a generic belief that people versed > in code tend to be shy and introverted, and shy away from > confrontations (BTW, I don't buy that thesis either, given the flame > wars I have witnessed). But you seem to have some specific instances > in mind. > > manoj
Just wait for a while and you will (unfortunately) see it for yourself, and, this time, I will specifically point it out on the lists. But, I am not blaming him for it - it was meant against the trend of doing so (not supporting..) -- Peace, Force & Joy! Sudhir Gandotra. +91-98101-20918 / +91-93124-65666 OpenLX Linux OS, Linux Training, Support, Services, Product Development Legal.Software @ Fractional Cost : http://openlx.com http://kalculate.com - Linux based Accounting-Inventory _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
