Dear tom The whole issue is on the "Freedom" and the freedom to "Modify".
Some References: 1. http://lpf.ai.mit.edu/ 2.http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html 3. http://lpf.ai.mit.edu/Patents/patents.html 4. http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/shouldbefree.html 5. http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html Regards Alex > From: Tom Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 10:10:37 +0200 > To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [ilugd] Bowing before strategic charities! > > Hi all, > To add to this story. When the South African Government went open > source, Microsoft offered free software to all the schools. All that was > needed was to fill in an application form. That fact was widely > publicised. However, what was never publicised was the fact that very > few schools, if any, received it. > > However, the Linux community managed to lash back in a very big way. > Mark Shuttleworth, bless his soul, sponsors the tuxLab program through > the Shuttleworth Foundation whereby schools are given free computer > labs. This started in the Western Cape and has expanded to my stamping > ground, the Eastern Cape. So now it is headed for the interior of the > country and is being rolled out in Johannesburg and the surrounding > areas. It has also been earmarked for Nepad, so it will be rolled out > all over Africa very soon. > > Also, Freedom toasters are being rolled out right across the country, > which allow you to burn the distro of your choice at no charge. > > So, here at least Microsoft are getting a run for their money. > > By the way, should anybody be interested in the complete tuxLab > installation software, I am sure I can make a plan to get it there or > place the iso's on a download site. I liase fairly closely with the guys > from the Shuttleworth Foundation. > > Regards, > > Tom > > > _______________________________________________ > 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]/ > _______________________________________________ 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]/
