Re: [ilugd] [OT] My dilemma
Anupam Jain [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [about introducing friends to Free software] The worry is more that a simple suggestion to use FOSS may prompt his friend to do nothing at all thus not be helped. Absolutely. It's the way you deal with it that counts. I usually let them use my Ubuntu laptop (replete with eye candy) for a few minutes and they are hooked. Excellent example of an encouraging way to deal with it. On a side note, this may be slightly controversial, it also helps sometimes to use Ubuntu without the Linux. Huh. Bigots are people too, I guess ;-) PJ ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
Re: [ilugd] [OT] My dilemma
Has anyone on this list managed to get a refund from any of the major laptop companies. They all package Windows OS with their laptops. Would be interested if anyone has managed to get a refund. That will be cool if any one has managed to do that. Kinda like the Windoze Refund Day as in the Revolution OS documentary. Pratul -- dum vivimus, vivamus 70 72 61 74 75 6C http://pratul.in ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
Re: [ilugd] [OT] My dilemma
Hi, On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 9:35 PM, Pratul Kalia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone on this list managed to get a refund from any of the major laptop companies. They all package Windows OS with their laptops. Would be interested if anyone has managed to get a refund. That will be cool if any one has managed to do that. Kinda like the Windoze Refund Day as in the Revolution OS documentary. Pratul I don't think refund for Windoze is possible, but you can try this offer from Mandriva to get some discount against your Windoze. http://www.mandriva.com/en/product/refugee-0 -Sudhanwa ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~~ www.sudhanwa.com ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
Re: [ilugd] [OT] My dilemma
On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 2:12 PM, pj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anupam Jain [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [about introducing friends to Free software] The worry is more that a simple suggestion to use FOSS may prompt his friend to do nothing at all thus not be helped. Absolutely. It's the way you deal with it that counts. I usually let them use my Ubuntu laptop (replete with eye candy) for a few minutes and they are hooked. Excellent example of an encouraging way to deal with it. On a side note, this may be slightly controversial, it also helps sometimes to use Ubuntu without the Linux. Huh. Bigots are people too, I guess ;-) No bigotry here.. It's a fact that Ubuntu has an amazing PR.. So good infact that hard core windoze users don't flinch anymore when I use the F-word (FOSS) in combination with it :) -- Anupam ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
Re: [ilugd] [OT] My dilemma
A windows refund is possible, and your full legal right. Microsoft knows this and honours it. Just that so far in india no one has bothered to exercise it. Also you must ensure you do not install it, or in presence of witnesses click on 'do not accept' or similar, for the end user license agreement. Google to find out more. Regards niyam -- niyam bhushan ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
Re: [ilugd] [OT] My dilemma
On 06-Mar-08, at 8:40 AM, Vikas Rawal wrote: in the first place you should have returned the cd to dell and got a refund for the price you paid for vista. Has anyone on this list managed to get a refund from any of the major laptop companies. They all package Windows OS with their laptops. Would be interested if anyone has managed to get a refund. I hear aanjan has - but I dont know if he is on this list -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate, NRC-FOSS [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/ Foss conference for the common man: http://registration.fossconf.in/web/ ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
Re: [ilugd] [OT] My dilemma
On 07-Mar-08, at 1:41 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just that so far in india no one has bothered to exercise it. Also you must ensure you do not install it, or in presence of witnesses click on 'do not accept' or similar, for the end user license agreement. I heard that for xp there is an accept/reject button - but that is apparently not there for vista - there is only an accept button. -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate, NRC-FOSS [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/ Foss conference for the common man: http://registration.fossconf.in/web/ ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
[ilugd] ILUG-D activity in last 7 days
Fri 7-Mar-2008: ILUG-D activity in last 7 days: = New/recent events: 0 Total events: 71 = New Discussion forum postings: 0 Total postings: 977 = New News items: 1 Total News items: 268 - 1. Want some help Author: Avinash Bikumalla Posted on: Wed, Mar 05, 2008 Link: http://www.linux-delhi.org/cgi-bin//news.cgi?action=showItemiId=306 hi friends, I am Avinash, student of DAIICT, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. I am planning to have to organize small(one day) workshop in my college on Linux installation and the general pitfalls that users do at the time of installation. I think, nearly 100 - 200 people will attend it. I want to distribute some goo... = New Resources: 0 Total Resources: 0 = New comments: 0Total comments: 227 = New pictures: 0Total pictures: 221 = New members: 8 Total members: 6235 - 1. Avinash Bikumalla, Novice, , India 2. Deepak gupta, User, raj, India 3. Girish Khatri, User, Delhi, India 4. PAWAN TIWARI, User, , India 5. PRATUL GAUTAM, User, , India 6. Ritesh keshri, User, bihar, Indonesia 7. SHOUVIK CHAKRABORTY, User, Delhi, India 8. Valsa Williams, User, , India = Send your suggestions, comments or feedback to admin_at_linux-delhi_dot_org -- This email is brought to you by http://www.linux-delhi.org/ - India Linux Users Group - Delhi. ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
[ilugd] news: microsoft 'cajoles' ngos to support 'oxml'. business standard
dear all, happened to pick up th papers today. business standard. delhi edition. 7 march 2008. on the front page, a small para on the left-panel points to a story. an inside page has a large story with quotes from rajmathur, venkatesh hariharan, and some unnamed microsoft spokesman. interestingly, the microsoft spokesman does not deny the handing out of the letters, and even goes on to state that the 'positive' response is even more than they had anticipated, and how more NGOs have joined in, and other blah-blah. the news also hit the hindu newspaper a few days ago, as well as linux.com regards niyam -- niyam bhushan ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
