"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you*, then you win." - -- Mahatma Gandhi.
This can happen in reality but slow and steady. See the first step http://education.zdnet.com/?p=1051 http://education.zdnet.com/?p=1051 --- Prasanna Gautam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > yeah... get ready to put ur pirate caps on! :D > > On 5/16/07, Ankur Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I can feel it in the air, we are near to victory!! > > > > On 5/16/07, Prasanna Gautam > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > Once again using some words (public domain) from > Gandhi... > > > "First they ignore you, > > > > > > then they ridicule you, > > > > > > *then they fight you*, > > > > > > then you win." - > > > > > > -- Mahatma Gandhi > > > > > > On 5/16/07, Prasanna Gautam > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > > > In the beginning: > > > > > > > > When this linux-child was born, like all > Spartans, he was inspected. > > > > > > > > For the strength of the code lies only in its > openness. > > > > > > > > ---oOo--- > > > > > > > > The Threat: > > > > > > > > Microsoft Messenger: > > > > Choose your next words carefully, > Leon-ix-idas. They may be your last > > > > as king. > > > > > > > > Linux: > > > > You bring the skulls and crowns of conquered > corporations to my > > > > desktop, you insult my queen, and you threaten > my people with lawsuits and > > > > FUD! Oh, I've chosen my words carefully, > Microsoft. Perhaps you should have > > > > done the same! *kick* > > > > > > > > ---oOo--- > > > > > > > > The preliminary skirmishes : > > > > > > > > Microsoft : > > > > Send in the SCOuts to test the strength of > these Spartan defences. > > > > > > > > Linux : > > > > Our Unix ancestors built this wall. Using > ancient stones from the > > > > bosom of Greece herself. > > > > And with a little Spartan help, your > Microsoft-sponsored SCOuts > > > > supplied the mortar. > > > > > > > > ---oOo--- > > > > > > > > The battle: > > > > > > > > Microsoft : > > > > A thousand lawyers of the Microsoft empire > descend upon you. Our > > > > patents will blot out the sun! > > > > > > > > Linux : > > > > Then we will code in the shade ! > > > > > > > > ---oOo--- > > > > > > > > The aftermath: > > > > > > > > Narrator: > > > > The world will know that freemen stood against > a tyrant, that few > > > > stood against many, > > > > and that before this battle is done, that even > a god king can bleed. > > > > > > > > Microsoft: > > > > WTF happened ? Who threw that chair ? > > > > > > > > > > > > On 5/15/07, Bipin Gautam < > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > X-No-Archive: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Now that Microsoft had identified the > infringements, it could > > > > > try to > > > > > > > > seek royalties. But from whom? FOSS > isn't made by a company > > > > > but by a > > > > > > > > loose-knit community of hundreds of > individuals and companies. > > > > > One > > > > > > > > possibility was to approach the big > commercial Linux > > > > > distributors like > > > > > > > > Red Hat and Novell that give away the > software but sell > > > > > subscription > > > > > > > > support services. However, > distributors were prohibited from > > > > > paying > > > > > > > > patent royalties by something whose > very existence may > > > > > surprise many > > > > > > > > readers: FOSS's own licensing terms. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Contd...Follow the above link. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > > > > > > > arr... suspense..... n it bugs anyone enough > to click that link. > > > > > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________You snooze, you lose. Get messages ASAP with AutoCheck in the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_html.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
