On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 12:51 PM, sunil datta <[email protected] > wrote:
> > On Jan 22, 7:25 am, satyaakam goswami <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 7:27 AM, Kenneth Gonsalves > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > On Fri, 2011-01-21 at 10:18 -0800, sunil datta wrote: > > > > The fact is that the two words "Asahyog Andolan" forced me to ask > this > > > > question. > > > > > what do those two words mean? > > > > non cooperation movement , its all out of context and in bits and pieces > > when we put it all this together looks like he is venting his anger in > this > > form still don't know why? and against whom... any way who has time and > who > > cares.... > > > > OP still if you are interested in this topic you can talk about things > like > > Blender or how Linux acts like a glue with multitude of Foss > technologies > > to get things done we will all be happy to listen too ... i am presuming > you > > are in or around Delhi and would be available with your research by next > > meetup till then .... > > When and where will be the next meetup, I would like to join, but not > with the research papers you are talking about :) > > > Satya, I am not sure and not good in history too, but I was watching a > documentary on Gandhi Ji. I was not completely focused on the > documentary, so not sure if it is a non-cooperation movement or some > other, but I listened about a movement in which he asked not to use > articles made in England, in this context, I was pointing to not to > support or view such movies which are not made using proprietary > software. > Ashahyog andolan ... was supported by an another movement of using,producing and promoting Khadi Gram Udyog (... and this was the movement which attach "Common" people of India to National Movement)... Before opposing anything.. we should present an alternative.. in fact if we care for 'GODD' alternative... older 'BAD' thing automatically become history without any oppose... I have successfully decreased dependency on MS office by introducing Open Office in my team ... but our target was not to remove MS, but accept Open Office... as we see one major benefit of using both type of document (ms as well as open office) from same system without installing two office systems. Be Positive... and do your bit.. mere advocacy is not enough (although important part) My first and last comment on this thread. > > I don't know if this will make any sense to you people, but this just > came to my mind, while I was watching a documentary on Gandhi Ji. > > But this makes sense to me. I think if we deny to use proprietary > software, we should also deny to see / use the produce created using > proprietary software. And google search shows that the software used > to make Avatar were proprietary software. > > This was the only reason to start this topic and of-course I mis- > spelled, it is Avatar. > > Comments invited on: > 1) "if we deny to use proprietary software, we should also deny to > see / use the produce created using proprietary software." > 2) "Should we say NO to movies like Avatar." > > -- > LUG@IITD - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm > -- Zareef Ahmed http://www.zareef.net -- LUG@IITD - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
