for last few moths there is strong fight[not physical [?]] between me and my brother. he os a central government employ. i could not convince him the need and advantage of free software. only thing he agreed is it free from virus.
last moth i gave him *GRASS GIS* (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System), he said it a useless one[?]. he said he could not start a simple project, no good user interface, there is no company to take its responsibility. so he dont wish to continue its use. also: ref: thread* MATLAB installation in LBS college* in this conversation between Mr. Rajeev J Sebastian and V. Sasi Kumar. Well said, Rajeev. But I would suggest that we also avoid using the term "piracy". Because we believe in sharing. And the term "piracy" is too harsh a term to denote* sharing knowledge*. It points to acts like attacking ships and looting and burning them in comparison. Maybe we can call it "illegal" software. Or "illegal sharing" of software or knowledge. "Piracy" is more of a propaganda term. he said sharing of knowledge and information is very risky. he "say if share the knowledge and information in an open community, how can we ensure that people wont misuse it?". he continued with an example"if the nuclear and other weapon technology is open to all then, the terrorists can easily rule the world ." *he is forgeting the situation of trust in proprietary system.* can anybody give better answer? also what are the terms we can use, and we should not. *Piracy* --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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