Lol ... dude ... If noone ever coded a cow, who would milk it ? ...
We are going a bit off the topic. As i told you, Free software is
great and it doesn't hurt to have software thats not free. Thats what
makes Free Software so special :-)
I Had enuf :-P
Alter
On 1/23/07, Binulal N Achary <binulal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Milking a cow doesn't require formal education, dude!!! If you just
> churn out code, it will remain code only. You add to it this
philosophies
> that it becomes the pet of human minds.. free software needs / has all
kinds
> of people. now *free* and *open* are not resctricted to software, it
will go
> to other areas of human activity as well, eventually.
> Coding is a way you can contribute, but if you don't advertise who's
> gonna use your code???? You have to find the users or Users have to find
the
> coders.. either way.... either M$ like comps create monopolies or fsf
like
> organisation help people save hell lot of money.
>
> I give up... i give up.. I give up...
>
>
> On 1/23/07, Amal Krishnan <alterk0de@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 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
> > > >
> > > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > The more "why"s I ask about my self, the more mysterious it becomes.
> > >
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> >
> >
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