On Monday 07 June 2004 1:06 pm, D. Venkatasubramanian wrote: > > ILUG-D should stand for Linux, where did the Free Software come into? > Its not the "India Linux and Free Softwares Users Group Delhi". The > problem is, there is this perception that Linux means free, including > every damn software on it. That is a rigid stand which is not good, per
We have had this discussion number of times before ... on the list and in the meets. > se. I don't see a problem discussing a Non-Free software if that > software runs on Linux. Well, if there is a better free alternative, > suggest it, but only if the user desires it. And tomorrow, if a user > asks me how to install Oracle on Linux, I would help him through this > list, if it was in my expertise to help him, notwithstanding the fact > that Oracle is not free, nor open source. You don't have to help him if > you do not want, but don't stop people who can and would want to do so. > Stop him if he asks you for a copy of Oracle CD, if it involves piracy, > though. Your POV is accepted. Linux has been more than Free software for quite a while now, and AFAIK, the list admin has never stopped anybody from asking help on non-free software on linux. There are a significant number of vocal people on this list who believe that Linux represents more than merely a technical platform. Therefore there will always be some of us who will assume the role of evangelists. They will continue speaking out against the evils of the closed source world. They play a significant part of the OSS movement, but even if you dont agree with them, do your own thing. If you have to help somebody on Oracle on the list, go right ahead. You are not violating any rules of the list. Everybody has a different POV on the theme of the list. And you are free to have yours. - Sandip P.S. And AMS is right, these discussions have been unnecessarily been driven into a unrelated thread. -- Sandip Bhattacharya sandip (at) puroga.com Puroga Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Work: http://www.puroga.com Home: http://www.sandipb.net GPG: 51A4 6C57 4BC6 8C82 6A65 AE78 B1A1 2280 A129 0FF3 _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
