Re: [fosscomm] Pubilc Software ? What the hell it is

On Friday 03 September 2010 02:09:14 Narendra Sisodiya wrote: > On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 10:56 PM, A. Mani wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 12:57 PM, jtd wrote: > > >> On the other hand, there may be few exceptional cases, where > > >> it may be in the public interest to keep source code closed –

Re: [fosscomm] Women and FOSS [was] Software War ...

On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 5:27 AM, H.S.Rai wrote: > > There is one perception that there is very less number of Women / > Girls who are using Linux or have career in Linux and FOSS? Even I > encountered a website, which talk about encouraging women for Linux, > don't know what is the result. > I do

[fosscomm] Women and FOSS [was] Software War ...

On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 1:07 AM, Linux Lingam wrote: > > May I state that ironically, you may thus end up offending millions of > people on their religious, cultural, and other sentiments. > So it would be rather prudent to end this matter here immediately. Now matter should be closed, which was s

Re: [fosscomm] Pubilc Software ? What the hell it is

On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 10:56 PM, A. Mani wrote: > On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 12:57 PM, jtd wrote: > >> On the other hand, there may be few exceptional cases, where it may > >> be in the public interest to keep source code closed – such as > >> software that breaks encryption. > > > > Oh god. DONT US

Re: [fosscomm] Software War Pits Oracle vs. Google

I must make a clean breast of things: 1. linuxlingam is niyam bhushan. more details at niyam.com 2. been using linuxlingam as a nick since 10 years, no one ever said anything. a) people were only offended by 'linux' and not 'lingam'. b) U B Pavanja in Bangalore was hugely disappointed when he met

Re: [fosscomm] Pubilc Software ? What the hell it is

On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 12:57 PM, jtd wrote: >> On the other hand, there may be few exceptional cases, where it may >> be in the public interest to keep source code closed – such as >> software that breaks encryption. > > Oh god. DONT USE ENCRYPTION THAT HAS NOT BEEN PUBLICLY TESTED FOR > VULNERABI

Re: [fosscomm] Pubilc Software ? What the hell it is

On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Anivar Aravind wrote: > On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 2:51 PM, sankarshan > wrote: > > > > On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 10:54 PM, Narendra Sisodiya > > wrote: > > > > > the word public is good but the way it was defined on public software > > > website is not at all good. > >

Re: [fosscomm] Pubilc Software ? What the hell it is

On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 2:51 PM, sankarshan wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 10:54 PM, Narendra Sisodiya > wrote: > > > the word public is good but the way it was defined on public software > > website is not at all good. > > Please go through the link provided by OP > > I notice that Knowledge C

Re: [fosscomm] Pubilc Software ? What the hell it is

On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 10:54 PM, Narendra Sisodiya wrote: > the word public is good but the way it was defined on public software > website is not at all good. > Please go through the link provided by OP I notice that Knowledge Commons is affiliated as a "Collab

Re: [fosscomm] Pubilc Software ? What the hell it is

> is that an attempt to refine or redefine, when fsf has already done that  . > do you think its required ? Yes. I do think its required. Now. ISO endorsement will be applause for at least FSF only. Mohit Singh ___ network mailing list network@lists.fo

Re: [fosscomm] Pubilc Software ? What the hell it is

On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Mohit Singh wrote: > >> At least this removes the confusion inherent in the word - 'free'. > >> IMHO the word must be FREEDOM (the complete word) otherwise the usage > >> of 'public' is better than the short term 'free'. > >> > > > > the word public is good but the

Re: [fosscomm] Pubilc Software ? What the hell it is

>> At least this removes the confusion inherent in the word - 'free'. >> IMHO the word must be FREEDOM (the complete word) otherwise the usage >> of 'public' is better than the short term 'free'. >> > > the word public is good but the way it was defined on public software > website is not at all go

Re: [fosscomm] Pubilc Software ? What the hell it is

Dear Renuka and friends Thanks for your suggestions and concerns. Currently I am in the middle of some 'non-postponable' work and will come back with a note on what we think of this issue and how it relates to /addresses the concerns raised. regards Guru _

Re: [fosscomm] Software War Pits Oracle vs. Google

Oh God! What next? Anyone called Dick or Pecker will be asked to change his name/handle or refrain from posting here? Seriously, this type of prudishness reminds /me of the Victorian Age in England, when they used to call the male hen as rooster, because the more familiar term cock had other mea

Re: [fosscomm] Pubilc Software ? What the hell it is

On Thursday 02 September 2010 02:02:03 renuka prasad wrote: > On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 9:24 AM, Anivar Aravind wrote: > > > -- > > > Krittika Vishwanath > > > www.itforchange.net > > > Bridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities > > > Tel:9535321980 > > > What is Public Software?