[Ilugc] change in name
- From: prabhu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Prabhu Ramachandran)
- Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 23:31:36 +0530
"SK" == Suraj Kumar <suraj@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
SK> Yes, there can be a never ending list of proprietary softwares
SK> that might out do free softwares. But the basic difference is
SK> the freedom that free softwares offer while non-free softwares
SK> donot. It is upto oneself whether they want to be in a prison
SK> and tied to proprietary software OR to lead a happy computing
Prison? What? If there is no free software equivalent its not a
choice you have. Let me get the analogy straight. Free software is
freedom in the free world, commercial software is prison. Ok, so far
so good. But if there is no free software there is no free world.
Your world consists of a prison then thats all you have, that *is*
your world. Besides who said the world is free. There are rules and
remember make sure your fist doesn't hit my nose is one of them. The
world is a prison, we just like to think that we are free.
BTW, lets say you design big IC's or microprocessors etc. You cant
get free software to do the job. Period. If you are so "ethical"
dont use PC's. Its a sacrifice to make remember. Give up your
computer.
We all draw our lines. Give people their freedom that they can draw
their own lines. So long as their lines and yours dont intersect,
great!
SK> life (maybe with/without an appreciable loss/gain in
SK> features/functionality). Again, it depends on one's ethical
SK> view point and what they want to do, if all that one wanted
SK> was to type out a document, yes, there are free alternatives.
SK> OTOH if one wanted "exactly" all that <name your favourite
SK> non-free
software> has to offer then there isn't much help to offer. As was
software> said
SK> earlier there are certain sacrifices that one may have to make
SK> to be free.
Yes, like stop using computers etc. If you are so keen on freedom,
renounce the world and become a Sanyasi. Its the ultimate sacrifice
and you will be free. At any rate you'll be free of my flames.
SK> Primarily the reason for starting off this thread is that we,
SK> in ILUGC, have been admirers of free softwares and I thought
SK> ILUGC wanted to share good moral values with its members? am I
SK> asking for something that I can't get here?
Please dont bring morality here.
What religion and morality are you preaching, Swami Suraj of the GPL
order? ;D <grinning, ducking and running like hell for cover>
prabhu
p.s. Man, I'm in a good mood today!! I never knew flaming could be so
much fun. ;D Ooh, yeah I'll grant you that, maybe I *am* evil
afterall.
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