I see free software as a means to expand my knowledge. I really don't
care about commie stuff. We don't have lawyers, advertisers, artists,
social workers or cow specialists here. All we have is a bunch of kids
who code. Tell me Binu, will you be able to achieve anything with your
cow if you aren't a cow surgeon ?... contribute to free software by
coding free software :-)
Alter
On 1/23/07, Binulal N Achary <binulal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> C'mon! FLOSS is not an all coders brigade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It covers
> anything in a computer, including the legal stuff! Coders, network
engrs,
> system designers, lawyers, advertisers, artists, social workers,
teachers,
> students, FLOSS users, People supporting children in Somalia via Vim
> contribs, CPI(M) :)), Achu mama, ........ This basically means :
> - if one is using GNU/Linux you are a FLOSS guy!
> - If one is using Emacs, GCC, Openoffice,... on Windows you are a floss
> guy!!!
> - If you are using GIMP/Firefox/GCC on Mac you are a floss guys..
> - If you help people use FLOSS you are a floss guy,
> - If you have passed an ordinace to get GNU/Linux in schools, .........
All
> fads, huh??
>
> If I have paid for XYZ software, It hurts to see that I do not own
> it,!!! You bought a M$ cow, but you can only take the milk and the
dung!!!
> And you cannot milk it unless M$ allows you to!!! I donno if they will
have
> a EULA for the crap:)) If one has a pirated copy of Window$
> .......................................!!!! . We stand for
> good citizens, not pirates, we stand for *freedom* to milk the cow; to
patch
> the cow if it's giving less milk and and dung; and create better cows
out of
> it too :D
>
> I give up here!!!
> Binulal
>
>
> On 1/23/07, Amal Krishnan <alterk0de@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I have nothing against Apple.... Infact i agree with you about the
> > quality of their products. I was just picking on Githin who thinks
> > that everything that is not "free" is not worth using.
> > Free software is great and it doesn't hurt to have software that's
> > closed too. Most of the folks who talk about free software in cec are
> > not coders themselves. They are into it like its some kind of a fad!
> >
> >
> > Alter
> >
> > On 1/23/07, Binulal N Achary < binulal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > M$ =/= Apple. Macs are worth the money, as far as I could
experience. I
> > > swear to Lucifer I used Safari instead of IE :D ! I am a big fan of
the
> > > magical Gooey's they churn out. M$ stuff has always been crappy!!!
> Apple
> > > knows what they write the code for, not like M$ who would blame IBMs
and
> > > Intels for their closed design. I wonder how amazing the world
would
> have
> > > been if these three players were open early enough towards FLOSS.
> Seeing
> > > the fall of Sun, I do not think it'll take liong before we see an
Open
> M$
> > > app.
> > > A lil' off topic, we have some history/sociology topics like
Nehru
> and
> > > Lalu prasad Yadav....... who could be considered of the same genre
as
> Gate$
> > > - I'm not sure abt Steve, though!!! I'm so impressed by Pixar that I
> will
> > > think twice if I hear anything negative abt Steve! And the
sofistication
> > > Macs bring to CG is amazing too. You may have a thousand things
against
> > > Macs, but many of the Hollywood production studios will stop working
if
> you
> > > don't have those video processing tools and the processing calibre
Macs
> > > hold. Macs are BIG. And GNU/Linux holds a future (present too, i
think!)
> > > here, if you can feed it with cpu/gpu cycles. Going back to were we
> > > started, I think I read a few months back that Linus uses a G5..
well
> > > running Linux on it :p
> > >
> > > Binoooooooooooooooooooo
> > >
> > > On 1/23/07, Amal Krishnan <alterk0de@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > Now don't tell me that you guys haven' t eaten from KFC
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 1/22/07, Amal Krishnan <alterk0de@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > Microsoft == Apple ... its only "entropy" that makes them
different.
> > > > > Anyway, agreed with the more "OPEN" part. But, don't you
think,Oh
> > > > > mighty creator of eip Eipoop that Apple products are a bit
> overpriced
> > > > > when compared to MS ?
> > > > >
> > > > > --snipped--
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > The more "why"s I ask about my self, the more mysterious it becomes.
> > >
> > > Binoooooooo
> >
> >
> > --
> > AlterK0de
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>
> The more "why"s I ask about my self, the more mysterious it becomes.
>
> Binoooooooo
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