haa.. " Specifically missing points were:
* Goals of "spreading" BSD. * Freeing the world from Microsoft. * You're either with us or with Microsoft attitude. " BSD will sleep with anyone.. dont tell me you dont know that already!!... ;P On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 6:36 AM, Siju George <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Then guys who want to see "utopian" world came to the scene > >( like Eben Moglen , Dr. Sasi Kumar [ some call him "local stallman" ] etc > ) > >and started influencing the people. The people who are using software as a > > hobby , watch movies , send emails and others can follow them without > >much problem. > > > > > ESR ( Eric S Raymond ) and others created OSI to cater to a audience who > > make a living through software. Those people ( which includes me and some > >in this group ) will have a nuetral stand in the case of fourth freedom > > (Freedom clause #3 ). Thus the difference of opinion. > > > > I like a few points that is written in the BSD-India mailinglist home page > > BSD India is a web page and a mailing list dedicated to helping out > BSD users living in India or of Indian origin to get together and > discuss BSD. > > Specifically missing points were: > > * Goals of "spreading" BSD. > * Freeing the world from Microsoft. > * You're either with us or with Microsoft attitude. > > Emphasis was on: > > * Technology comes first, open source, community building etc comes > later. > * Discussing the development methodology and processes that make > BSDs so popular in some market segments. > * Providing reassurance to people who like BSDs, but aren't moving > because of the "if BSDs are so good, why isn't anybody using them ?" > hurdle. > > http://bsd-india.org/about.html > > _______________________________________________ > 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
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