Hi Arun On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 8:52 PM, Arun M <[email protected]> wrote:
> > There is another side to your argument, many are now not able to say > anything against free software, even if they are secretly using > proprietary software. > It is a victory to some extend (not sufficient). > It is out of fear and looks Stalinist. We must educate people on the perils rather than secretly using it. > > I pointed out at the venue that the JavaFX technology is not available > on > > the free platform. But the speaker quickly wound up and declared it is > time > > I was under the impression that it a free software. > https://openjfx.dev.java.net/ > > Now I understand that it is only partly free. > Nice to see your statement admitting the folly. I am also looking for Javafx license. Can any of the listers enlighten. Was there any peer review in selecting topics . Or was it done arbitrarily. I have written another article on closed source papers. See it here. http://brainstorms.in/?p=244 I hope all the listers will agree with me. > for lunch. There were some prominant activists around . No one came forward > to support me at the venue. Next time on dont worry even if there is no other activist around or > you are not getting support. > If you think what you are doing is correct, raise your voice, protest. > At least some > of us will be with you and you would have educated many others who > were in that hall. I can assure > you that you wouldnt have been manhandled. > I feel I am getting lot of flak for pointing it out on my blog. Hope the local "fanatics" won't manhandle me. > I think I also have some freedom in pointing out mistakes on my blog. Absolutely, my objection is not to the issue you raised, but the generalist > statements you have made, which only helps to malign all those who are > seriously > working for the promotion of free software. > I did generalize for pointing out the follies. But several people on the lug tvm list feel that I am targeting them. Of late, my interest in FOSS had declined due to my other hobby. Now I am fully charged.:D 73s Sunil VU2SWX --
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