just want to add that i was in the same room as Eric when he posted this.. its just year-end blues.. plus pre-maternal anxiety.. nutin bad.. :)
On 12/16/09 5:44 PM, Eric Yeoh wrote: > Thank you for pointing this out. > > Sadly the Malaysian Government is in self-denial, insisting that FLOSS > will lose its copyright and control over any software output from > them, hence to satisfy the stupidity and shallowness of some > bureaucrats, they prefer to call it OSS. In a sense, they distort > reality to fit in their myopic view of the universe. > > I will always want to call it Open Source when dealing with > Enterprises because Free/Libre OSS is just a mouthful. Plus, Free in > this case of the English Language implies no cost. And we are brought > up to think what is free must have some strings attached, be it > inferior quality or just rubbish. > > So Open Source is a more "business-friendly" terms, especially among > the suites. > > I will of course respect the work done by RMS, no contest there. > However, he can be the most impossible and pig-headed person one can > heave the displeasure of meeting. The so-called Freedom-Hating Open > Source group has better (not by much) soft skills. So, many just > refuse to accept RMS, not because his views are not practical but > because he has stepped on way too many toes. > > Sorry, bad day in office...end of rant... > > Eric -- Join Open Source Developers Club Malaysia http://www.osdc.my/ Facebook Fan page http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98685301577 http://www.facebook.com/OSDC.my You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OSDC.my Mailing List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/osdcmy-list?hl=en
