Red, Don't you mean paternal? Why Red...I didn't know you take me as a lady...
/me blushing! Eric On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 12:26 PM, red1 <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]<osdcmy-list%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/osdcmy-list?hl=en > -- 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
