Binand Sethumadhavan wrote: > 2010/10/31 jtd <[email protected]>: > >> Hmm poor understanding of English semantics (amongst other things). >> The word Windows software with a capital W in the middle of a >> sentence means it is name of a specific thing. There is only ONE os >> product family by that name Microsoft Windows. If he were referring >> to a windowing system, he would state "window" - no "W" at the start >> no "s" in the end. So your excuse - or logic - either way fails. >> > > Are you seriously suggesting that when Dr. Saraswat "told reporters on > the sidelines of a function", he actually said, "Windows software - > that's with a capital W, and an s at the end" - and it is not the > reporter doing the capitalization etc. himself? Really! > > Personally, I don't believe DRDO will do something as foolhardy as > develop this "OS" based on Microsoft Windows. They have a track record > of using Linux, and most likely that's what they'll do in this case > too. > > >>>> That is what the PR is supposed to tell us - what organisations >>>> are thinking and planning to do. Throw crappy PR up and it all >>>> comes raining down. >>>> >>> Quite. GoI's multiple PR snafus are all there to be seen. >>> >> Not quite in this case. YOUR link seems to have got things rubbished. >> The TOI link is quite ok technically. >> > > The TOI link was a report from Russia. Doesn't redeem GoI in any way. > > >> many academicians and FOSS proponents. Mere APIs are sufficient in >> any world including one as warped up as M$ and indeed, every software >> development continues happily without any source from M$ >> > > Well, I did post a link in which Microsoft offers access to its source > code to developers. I'd imagine many non-trivial software makers would > be taking advantage of this offer too (Symantec and other AV software > makers immediately come to mind, plus a friend of mine in HP did have > access to Microsoft source code). > > Binand > Why not ask Dr S. to clarify his (or is it a 'her'?) statement to the ILUG so that we all know the 'truth' instead of second guessing?
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