If ILUG Kochi guys answer just one question, all the doubt will be cleared: Is ILUG Kochi only for Free Software (as defined by FSF) users or for all GNU/Linux (and other free/open software) users?
Not all Linux users use it because they know what 'Free Software' is. Actually they don't care about any of these philosophy. There are many help forums and online networks to help linux users and discuss Linux. Is ILUG Kochi just like one of those forums or is it a place for discussing Free Software and related concepts. That's the question. Whatever the answer is, I will stay. :P -- Syam Kumar R. http://sy.am/ http://www.webmasterview.com/ On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Dinkar Mohana Pai <[email protected]> wrote: > Now that is what I call a nice and sensible post in the flood of emails in > ILUG list recently. > > Wondering why people can't share a lighter moment ! > > I know Madhu for the last 8 years. We both were active members of the LUG. > He is working in a non-tech field but he know a lot more than what these new > opensource lovers ! > > Regarding the last series, the 'FREE' confused me as well even though I am > not new to the Free Softwares, Free Beer and Free Speech ;) > > And generally - there are a lot of factors why people can't shift into > opensource completely ditching MS products all of a sudden. Forcing them to > use only opensource or asking them to hate MS will not help the community. > That is not the way. Don't shoot people if they are using Windows. Let them > use opensource applications first, let them get familiar with opensource > alternatives, then we can talk about OS shift. > > I am sending this email from a paid and propritary OS that I use for > development. I have my own reasons why I can't use Linux (or GNU/Linux or > whatever! ) as my primary OS right now. At the same time, I am using a lot > of (more than 10 softwares on a daily use) opensource alternatives, very > happily. > > Think of Adobe Dreeamweaver as an example. As far as I know there are no > substitute for that in the free or opensource section, not even near to > that. By alternative I meant, all the functionalities and ease of use for a > developer. Correct me if I am wrong. There are fields where opensource has > lot of better alternatives, but there are fields where opensource lags > behind too. That is a fact which we can't ignore. > > Take it easy, lil bit of humor or or going lil offtopic never hurt :) > > Best Regards > Din. > > > > On 02-Jul-10, at 11:19 PM, Suresh Balasubramanian wrote: > > Lot of "hate" mails persuaded me to send this quote (and the pic :)) >> >> "There are extremists in the free software world, but that's >> one major reason why I don't call what I do 'free software' any more. I >> don't want to be associated with the people for whom it's about >> exclusion and hatred." - Linus >> >> Hope this spreads some light! >> We need more and more people adopting free/open/"whatever" software. >> That's it! >> >> -- >> Regards, >> SURESH BALASUBRAMANIAN >> <linus.jpg>_______________________________________________ >> 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] >
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