may i point out that WE are NOT in charge .. so whatever we believe individually..we can continue to do so .. Compass will do what its exec comm thinks right..posturing may land us out of Compass altogether .. take care to not send wrong signals..this list is also read by the very company which has assured us of space in their stall .. and they DO support open source very very strongly ! for the entire eastern india !
..pk "> In any case, i would be so > surprised if either showed up!" commenting too much doesn't really help .. freedom of speech is not freedom to keep commenting too .. just fyi, linus is not all that unapproachable .. he did speak to neil hirjee (my friend) way back in 1990s .. in southern india .. about how he was conceving a free alternative to windows 3.x .. also, india is a BIG BIG spot on the IT world map ! .. the only R&D of M$ out of usa is in india .. and don't underestimate the power of the bengal guys in SW .. you'll be surprised to know that of the 170 s/w setups (STP figures) in salt lake .. ALL are engaged in Foreign assignments.. pay the fare .. and the celebrities may land up .. whoever thought that Seagate will sponsor for the 3rd time and VIA will co-sponsor .. and even M$ may like to .. a paltry city .. kolkata .. which doesn't even figure in the iteneraries of IT events ? ----- Original Message ----- From: Raja Guha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 6:16 AM Subject: Re: [FLAMEBAIT] Re: [ilug-cal] ilug-cal meeting for Oct .. sun, 27thoct 4pm at amit khan's office in ekdalia .. AGENDA Compass participationand other things > Sayamindu Dasgupta wrote: > > Open Source or Free?? > > I do not consider myself to be a part of the Open Source Movement. > > It's ok for me to work with guys who call themselves Open Source people > > But appearing in public under the "Open Source" banner is not possible > > for me - don't ask why - it's a matter of personal opinion. > > I believe that taking a moral approach towards the entire thing is much > > much better. > > If the group agrees w/ your position, ie "Free" banner, would you be > willing to allow promotion of Open Source software and of the "Open > Source" idea by individual stall members? > > What are your feelings if some sort of wording w/ equal billing could be > worked out? > > > With all due respect,getting Linus won't help > > Get RMS - and u'll see some real fire works > > but do we WANT fireworks? I believe, indradg has said that it is wise > to refrain from bashing even MS. I agree. In any case, i would be so > surprised if either showed up! > > raja > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html > -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html
