On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 12:10 AM, Mohit Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Usage of GNU/Linux does not mean free from Virus/malware. Security is
> not an end product, its a process. We published a list of around 20
> viruses written for GNU/Linux only!
>
> GNU/Linux is not good because Windows is bad. Microsoft is a non-free
> software company and does not make PCs useless without their software.
> They are a voted monopoly for a number of good or bad reasons.
>
> WHY SHOULD I SWITCH TO GNU/LINUX THEN??
>
> Because non-free software is closed and mostly non standard. If a
> student wants to use C,C++ or wants to explore OS internals using
> standard scientific software tools, UNIX philosophy has to be adopted
> and today's free UNIX is GNU.
>
> Microsoft is not the first or last Proprietary Software company.
> Apple mostly escapes bashing in software freedom events and the whole
> brickbats are directed to Microsoft only.
>
> Leave this issue and come to scientific details and correlating text
> with practical. Do you know that windows PING command uses
> non-standard ICMP? There are a number of such cases!
>
> Free software applications exist for windows also and i found OO
> running faster in windows ! The downside is that Windows Kernel and X
> code are multiplexed in such a non standard way that system
> reliability comes down. Windows crashes more than GNU/Linux.
>
> So many reboots after software installation .. Windows has become a
> McDonalds Burger which contains even Aloo Chaat.
>
> MS
>> Mohit Singh
>
> GNU/Linux User Group - Meerut
>
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Very Simple :
Point 0 # Monopoly is bad
Point 1 # Companies want to pollute digital industry using Monopolies
by following methods (a) close standard (b) software patent (c) DRM.
We need to save earth and ourself from these evil methods.
Point 2 # In oder to produce a software with open standard, the
implementation must to done using "open source" license, Otherwise
close-source software can modify open standard for his purpose.
Point 3 # This process give more advantages to users
(a) freedom (if license is GPL , is gave maximum freedom )
(b) secure and fast bug removal system (as we can view source code)
Never use any software which is
(a) non standard, close standard
(b) has patent over it
(c) has DRM over it
Summery : Use Free Software, Use Open Source, User Open Standard, Use
Open Content
PS: normal public do not understand why Linux and why free software,
we need to make them understand using alternate terms Like - Public
Software : a software which any public can use without fees Or any
condition (this is wrong statement as Freesoftware is not equal to
public domain, But we can use these term so that public can understand
better).
PS: Long back when on earth we were having system of King and Queen.
It was a monopoly system. At that time, If something say that - "lets
elect king from our public" - then everybody will laugh over him. but
it has changed to a new system where power is in public hand.
Government is for public , by public , from public.
We are also crossing the same era where we are making a new form of
software/digital industry. software for public , by public, from
public licensed under GPLv3. :)
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