On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Narendra Sisodiya < [email protected]> wrote:
> > > 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 > I think FOSS on proprietary platforms should be a part of our agenda and events. We have to promote FOSS, holistically, Platform independence is also important. But, I would disagree to make it a check of FOSSiness of paltforms. Also, you can find many FOSS projects that are for single platforms only. FOSS projects for windows only arent uncommon and since they wont work on Linux, are they not worth promoting as well ? > > > >> 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 > -- Kinshuk Sunil +919910024895 -- LUG@IITD - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
