On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 3:11 PM, satyaakam goswami <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 11:44 AM, Kenneth Gonsalves < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> On Wed, 2011-02-23 at 11:34 +0530, satyaakam goswami wrote: >> > > it is a foss event? >> > > >> > >> > this is my take on http://satyaakam.net/?p=338 comments welcome... >> >> python is a programming language. It is opensource and most definitely >> foss. But. It is platform neutral and also neutral with respect to open >> source vs closed source. Hence a python users group will have people >> from all over - linux guys, windows guys, mac guys > > > IMHO - we must concentrate over FOSS platform only. Writing software for > Windows is an indirect support to Windows. > > > i do not agree with this approach , we need to write for all platforms. How > does writing FOSS software for windows will support windows or M$ , what > about the person who is writing the software who gets paid in the process > and he is a legit FOSS person. So we cannot have a fatwa just like that in > my IMHO :-) > > I am not talking about general public. I am talking about us. I am talking about you are me that we must allow a single space for any proprietary technology in our events. And Python said to be Platform independent language then we need not to include Windows guys. I will be in meeting and If somebody comes with windows and python code then I would say -- "Oh Man this is platform independent language, you can easily run it on GNU/Linux , Let checkout,,take this GNU/Linux laptop. Hey dude, see it works, Now go and connect this laptop with projector and discuss/present". I do not find any reason to include M$ in agenda > Supporting GNU/Linux and unSupporting M$ platform are two different task > and one should follow both. > > correct i agree with this approach, what do you mean by UnSupporting ? > > http://blog.narendrasisodiya.com/2011/02/please-do-not-care-about-non-foss.html > At the same time even If Software is FOSS, one must boycott it it work on > non-standards OR close standards because importance of open standards is > more then open source. > > this is a all together a different topic , this thread lets keep for > understanding what it means and how one is going to support the Ecosystem or > talk about how you think it works. > > -Satya > > -- > LUG@IITD - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm > -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘ -- LUG@IITD - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
