Thank you for your reply and the contacts, Jos Collins and Siju George. Its my ignorance, but in laymans' term the 'Linux Operating System' is what the majority of the people know it by. So I believe its a good brand name to start with the marketing, rather than GNU. (which Malayalees especially would find it hard to pronounce... on the lighter side :-)
I visited joscollin.org also, and there i found the same explanations that you sent by email, but no where have I found what are the other Kernels of GNU Operating System. To my understanding, RedHat, Suse, Ubuntu, etc are all flavours of Linux? Please correct me if I'm wrong. Is there a more comprehensive site maintained by ilug-cochin? I have been hearing the same defences about GNU and Free software since college times, but i am yet to see a mass movement to spread the practical use (not just knowledge) of Linux / GNU OS, which, for all business considerations, above all other 'Freedom' definitions, is Free! Regards, Sony On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Jos Collin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Sony, > > From the mailing-list, you might have come to know how many people are > there to catch you. They are the non-Free Supporters within ILUG-Cochin. I > have given you the right suggestion/path for you, so that you will be > aware of the Free Software movement along with the technical things. Also > I have given you the right people's contact numbers, so that they will > guide you properly, as they are volunteers/contributors. It is your > choice, where you should join. :-) > > This email is personal. > > All the Best, > Jos Collin > > > Dear Linux users, > > > > I am a visiting faculty at various MBA institutes in Kochi, and I am > > disappointed to know that my students have never heard of Linux (or > > anything non-Windows). > > > > I tried encouraging them to install Linux, but the roadblocks they face > in > > that one task deflects them away from this great OS. > > > > However, they were comfortable with using Ubuntu Linux, once they see how > > to go about things. > > > > So my question is this: Can we form a group that helps people INSTALL a > > flavour of Linux? > > > > The help could be by email/phone/in person/any remote way one could think > > of. > > > > But im talking of about a 100 students in each institute, connected via a > > wireless network. So, is there a way for network installation? > > > > It is my understanding that this group stands to promote the use of Linux > > OS among people. I believe that students are a base where we can start > > from, so that they can make the change at their workplaces, other > > institutions, when they start a business, at their homes, and so on. > > > > This revolution can have far reaching effects. > > > > Please reply with your comments. > > > > Regards, > > Sony > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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