Hi Joel, > > haa, so u want to step on 2 boats at the same time... ;P. > I started Programming Linux only after the February 2010 ILUG meeting. I purchased Debian Linux DVD from JJ's cafe and installed it on my Laptop. I had more than seventeen years of Programming Experience in C++ (under Windows ) and to learn more about Linux Programming , i started talking to people about Linux as serious Development Platform. ( I found most people are in the philosophical tar pit . They see world as Black/White.. where as a true easterner , i believe there is shades of gray in between )
With Ease , i could transport my Windows C++ skill to Linux and learned Objective C/C++/GNUStep to tranisition myself as a MAC developer. I see Linux as a excellent platform for Software Development. When I talk to people about Linux , i do not see much interest in programming. For a guy who is interested in Cross Platform development , WineLib is an interesting tool. So, there is no question of sitting in two boats as i do not have affinity towards anything. It is pure interest in Programming. > >so which is the famous GNU project that u have worked for?.. or let me put it this >way.. have you written any code that got downloaded more than 400 times?? i can >show u a lot of mine... > For guy who has just started fiddling with FOSS , i do not have credentials to match that of yours. The only published code ( MIT License ) of mine is http://slangfordotnet.codeplex.com The main point... --------------------- In the past two developer meeting , i have empowered at least twenty youngsters by explaining to them about GCC and Linux GUI development using C++ . One of them blogged about it @ http://sinujohn.wordpress.com/2010/06/06/a-quick-introduction-to-gcc/ . In the short span of four months , i could help at least ten people ( i am not counting ILUG people in it ) transition to Linux Programming . Having said that , You are not a match for me as far as programming ability is concerend. Regards Praseed Pai --- On Thu, 6/24/10, Joel Jose <[email protected]> wrote: From: Joel Jose <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ILUG-Cochin.org] Windows SDK Programming under Linux To: "This List discusses GNU/Linux & GNU, GPL Software" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, June 24, 2010, 8:29 AM Any one who ignores Windows ( it is a necessary evil ) will be an impoverished programmer and can harm the aspirations of people who depend upon them. (our kids,siblings and parents might not share the same zeal regarding the Free Software movement ) haa, so u want to step on 2 boats at the same time... ;P. How can we not ignore the institutionalized monopoly who does everything possible(yeah there are some impossible elements in the universe that doesn't require a window's license yet..for eg: courage, wisdom and talent !!) to safeguards its own interest above the user community? There is no neutral stance here... Either you are in collaboration with the monopoly... or you not. Simple isnt it..as black and white. No one has become impoverished programmer just because he hasn't bought any stuff that gates sells..infact, you could save urself the trouble of continous reboots and those stupid BSODs, by switching to a fully baked release like Debian, instead of a market driven semi-cooked windows. I come for User group meeting ( developer stream ) and has educated people about writing software for Linux so which is the famous GNU project that u have worked for?.. or let me put it this way.. have you written any code that got downloaded more than 400 times?? i can show u a lot of mine... http://code.google.com/p/bluecon/ https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnatsweb If the current trend of Microsoft continues, of that of introducing purposefull bugs and mis-features into its products, so as to harrass the consumers into buying a new release every year..well.. soon the tables will be reversed..!! not a matter of hope.. just a matter of time!!. On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Bobinson K B <[email protected]> wrote: I have a doubt which is in a way (un)related to the topic. I am not sure, but is there a clause in GPL variants or AGPL that says the license will not be applicable for a certain class of software say, software to control nuclear reactors & a GPLed OS kernel should not be used on a weapon of mass destruction etc ? ~ bobinson -- http://freebird.in _______________________________________________ Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org #[email protected] -- "it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." Abraham Lincoln -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org #[email protected]
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