2008/9/29 Sri Ramadoss M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > It gave the chance of Live CD for > some one who is scared that trying GNU/ Linux distros will crash > their Hard disks
This is one of the examples of not giving credit to others for their contributions and think Ubuntu did everything in one day. LiveCDs were out many years before Ubuntu even started. Knoppix and many other live CDs were popular. One of the biggest reasons for Ubuntu is the availability of Free CDs, at least in India and many of the countries were broadband is not widely available. I agree Ubuntu has done good contributions to the community and not belittling their efforts, but I would recommend it only when they start recognising and crediting work done by other communities and play by the same rules of the community. Like pushing changes upstream, developing tools with Free Software community ... One of the most prominent examples of Ubuntu's behaviour is with respect to translations. Ubuntu forks translations and any improvement made to it are available only to Ubuntu. What every distro does is push changes upstream so that every one in the community benefits as opposed to Ubuntu's - take it if you want, we don't care about the rest - attitude. -- പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign
_______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
