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. > Complete adoption of FOSS is important. One route to promote FOSS platforms is to convert a user from a Proprietary user to a FOSS one (what we do generally: Push them to Linux from Windows). The other way is to help them adopt a new ideology, while using their known platforms (FOSS on Windows, for example), proving to them how FOSS is better for them. Both, Software Freedoms and the Open Source Definition maintain technological neutrality. If we discriminate against one technology/platform, we are no more open spiritually. I dont unsupport Microsoft, I unsupport Proprietary. I promote FOSS on Windows too. > > > 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 :-) > Totally agree. Also as I said earlier, It is easier to migrate from IE to Firefox than from Windows to Linux. Step by step, we help users evolve with FOSS on Windows. Also, that extends the reach of FOSS to normal end-users, who neither understand nor care for FOSS. > > 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 ? > IMHO we dont have to unsupport anyone, we simply have to promote the right one. let aware people choose for whats best for them. > > 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. > Standards in FOSS is important to the Ecosystem. I only have one suggestion to offer: Dont boycott FOSS with non-standards, join their team and contribute in the projects to make it more standards compliant and open. > > -Satya > > -- > LUG@IITD - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm > IMHO shove-it-in-the-face approach is not in favor of evolving users from proprietary to open platforms. They need to have information and awareness to choose. I am against all unsupporting and boycotting, lets focus energies in a positive direction. -- Kinshuk Sunil +919910024895 -- LUG@IITD - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
