RMS, Hosts Must Support Boycott?

2011-06-10 Thread Tom Balazs
After Dr. Richard M. Stallman (RMS) cancelled his lecture at the University of Haifa I tried to arrange an alternative meeting hall for him. Like some other people I thought that all that was required was not an Israeli university or perhaps not a prominent symbol of the state. Yesterday

Re: RMS, Hosts Must Support Boycott?

2011-06-10 Thread Steve G.
I think RMS does not have any intention of speaking, and is the OSS/FSF?GNU version of what is known as a cock-tease, though he seems more like a plain schmuck from a distance. He should not speak, nor even visit Israel. He should support freedom of expression in the west bank and Gaza by staying

Re: RMS, Hosts Must Support Boycott?

2011-06-10 Thread Orr Dunkelman
One can think of a few action plans: 1. Who cares? RMS is known to be somewhat awkward, and his behavior of hey I'm coming, oh, I'm coming only if it is not a univ., oh, wait a second, I cannot come unless this is the boycott offices in Israel, does not add to him much. The advantage of this

An alternative to Skype

2011-06-10 Thread Uri Even-Chen
Hi people, I saw Richard Stallman's signature: Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software. Use free telephony http://directory.fsf.org/category/tel/ I'm using Skype to communicate with my friends. I mostly use it for instant messaging (not phone calls). I did use it for phone

Re: RMS, Hosts Must Support Boycott?

2011-06-10 Thread Stan Goodman
On Friday 10 June 2011 at 16:35:43 (GMT+2) Tom Balazs tom123onl...@gmail.com wrote: After Dr. Richard M. Stallman (RMS) cancelled his lecture at the University of Haifa I tried to arrange an alternative meeting hall for him. Like some other people I thought that all that was required was not

Re: An alternative to Skype

2011-06-10 Thread Etzion Bar-Noy
By logging in to their site, you can reactivate your credits. Ez 2011/6/10 Uri Even-Chen u...@speedy.net Hi people, I saw Richard Stallman's signature: Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software. Use free telephony http://directory.fsf.org/category/tel/ I'm using Skype

Re: An alternative to Skype

2011-06-10 Thread Evyatar Parker
there are many alternatives, like XMPP. if you need skype compatibility though there is less choice: mainly you can use imo.im. There is also a plugin for Miranda IM (FOSS) that uses imo.im as a skype proxy. 2011/6/10 Etzion Bar-Noy eza...@tournament.org.il By logging in to their site, you can

Re: An alternative to Skype

2011-06-10 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 05:35:56PM +0300, Evyatar Parker wrote: there are many alternatives, like XMPP. if you need skype compatibility though there is less choice: mainly you can use imo.im. There is also a plugin for Miranda IM (FOSS) that uses imo.im as a skype proxy. What's your XMPP

Re: RMS, Hosts Must Support Boycott?

2011-06-10 Thread Marc Volovic
[a whole pile of claptrap, including previously written and quoted claptrap, snipped] People, RMS (as well as any other person) is entitled to support, adhere, acquiesce or abhor, deny, etc any and all BDS activities. (Some of) Your moral outrage is not a whit less ridiculous that agreement.

Joomla in Israel

2011-06-10 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
Hi I'm following the the Hebrew Wikipedia article for Joomla: http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%27%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%94 Recently most of the updates there were an edit war regarding the external link to Joomla in Israel. It seems that there's a shiny new http://joomla.org.il , in addition

Re: Joomla in Israel

2011-06-10 Thread Lior Kaplan
Hi Tzafrir, AFAIK, the Joomla community in Israel had a split (represented by the move from joomla.co.il to joomla.org.il). From the contact I have in this community the relevant site is the org.il Looking at the wiki page, the user Oc666 is one of the joomla.org.il people, and I think his

Re: An alternative to Skype

2011-06-10 Thread Steve G.
If you want computer to computer, there are plenty of chat clients that would work - Jabber, msn, aol, yahoo, I think all have voice and video communications in them. Gmail is another excellent system. The problem is the network effect - both sides must be part of the system. To make phone calls,

Re: RMS, Hosts Must Support Boycott?

2011-06-10 Thread Steve G.
I am not worried about his opinion, but his support of a boycott of Israel, and the fact that I have to rely on him for support of products I use. As far as I am concerned, my present view (after RMS and Mint) is that OSS is something to support as long as there is a commercial alternative. If in

Re: An alternative to Skype

2011-06-10 Thread Uri Even-Chen
On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 17:07, Etzion Bar-Noy eza...@tournament.org.ilwrote: By logging in to their site, you can reactivate your credits. I tried, but they are thieves. I can't reactivate my credits: Reactivate Skype Credit *Your Balance* €0,00 You do not have any Skype Credit to

Re: RMS, Hosts Must Support Boycott?

2011-06-10 Thread Marc Volovic
Dear Stan, You are, indeed, entitled to as much freedom and opportunity to BDS Israel for its criminal policies and proclivities. You are, indeed, entitled to as much freedom and opportunity to BDS RMS and others for their BDS'ing Israel. Just, please, try to do so without speechifying with a

Re: RMS, Hosts Must Support Boycott?

2011-06-10 Thread Marc Volovic
Ah, Dear Stan, how appropriate and typical to your line of argumentation. Hail! You are a true representative of your cause. M On Jun 11, 2011, at 6:44 AM, Stan Goodman wrote: On Saturday 11 June 2011 at 06:30:36 (GMT+2) Marc Volovic marcvolo...@me.com wrote: Dear Stan, You are,