On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 07:39:44PM +0530, Deepu Joseph wrote: > 1. Praseed's OP is about Wine, which is a free software. It is certainly > of interest to programmers that windows code (which you have the liberty to > release as free software) can be compiled using winelib and executed on > Linux. Winelib is an easy way for people to port their software into the > *nix world. Thus, I strongly feel that the comments against the OP are > baseless and unwarranted. > > 2. @Jos describes the ethos of a free software supporter as one who not > only promotes free software, but also denounces proprietary software. That > is the ethos of the FSF, and cannot be generalised to define a "true free > software supporter".
FSF is not the wholesale market/vendor or agent for Free Software. A Free Software supporter's true vision is to built a Free Software self sustaining community and hence his idea or philiosophy to denounce proprietary software it to realize that vision, even if it means to " give up conveniences and please others". http://www.windows7sins.org > > 3. @Bobinson, take a look at > http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrc/script-ed/vol3-2/guadamuz.asp. Might be of > interest to you. > > 4. @Joel Appreciate that your code has been downloaded more than 400 > times, but please let's refrain from making ad hominem remarks? > > > On 24 June 2010 17:59, Joel Jose <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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] > > > _______________________________________________ > 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] _______________________________________________ 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]
