Hi, --- On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Yogesh Girikumar <yogeshg1...@gmail.com> wrote: | True. And where can I find the said things for this group? I joined only | about a year ago. \--
You will get to know with experience. If you don't know, you are welcome to ask without making blind statements, but please do some homework in future. --- | Yes. But I thought this was *just* a *Linux Users* Group. Didn't know you | were critical on proprietary s/w (even if it might convince newbies to start | using Linux). \-- As I said, groups share ideas, principles, values, and it is important to adhere to them. --- | That gave me an impression that the group | is not very critical of proprietary software. Most people (serious users | doing serious businesses) would definitely not adopt Free Software \-- Including Facebook, Google, Red Hat, Nokia, ST-Ericsson, Samsung, IBM, Cisco, HP, Fujitsu, Intel, Analog Devices et. al. ? :) [1] I'll forgive you for your ignorance. Sorry to say that today almost all corporates have atleast some product or division that use and also (try to) release free/open source software. --- | because it gives them freedom. They'd go for it if the software is | technically superior in some way. And getting Linux into the hands of | serious users will IMO be very good for Linux and its progress. \-- You should never forget the fundamental reason why such code came into existence. Please read a bit about history [2]. --- | My focus here is to try and introduce new people to Linux. If it comes to | convincing them to switch to Linux on grounds that their favourite | proprietary software works on Linux, I'm very much OK with it. \-- That is your opinion and I'd leave it at that. --- | I'd tell | someone to switch to Linux by convincing them that Picasa works on Linux! | ... I I was not promoting proprietary software and have no intent | of doing so in the future. \-- You are actually contradicting your own statements :) Cheers, SK [1] For example - "Paid developers power the Linux kernel." http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-20024219-62.html [2] Free as in Freedom. http://oreilly.com/openbook/freedom/ . -- Shakthi Kannan http://www.shakthimaan.com _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
