> akila...@gmail.com > Define 'Linux'
WTF was that. What do you mean by asking me 'Define Linux' this is a forum where we exchange views. Not to satisfy ones ego. I am afraid that you are subscribed to the mailing list and do not have any knowledge about the legality associated with Linux. Check that out first. Now you Define Linux and above all Define Open Source. On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Yogesh <yogeshg1...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Saturday 07 January 2012 05:05 PM, kenneth gonsalves wrote: > > On Sat, 2012-01-07 at 13:11 +0530, Yogesh Girikumar wrote: > >> 2012/1/6 JAGANADH G <jagana...@gmail.com>: > > > > simple question - how much does that fancy office cost? is it still > > appealing when you dip into your pocket to pay for it (especially the > > professional version that you love?) > > Ok, wrong terminology, 'normal user' is not the word that I intended. > What I meant was people who use Windows just to use MS Office. And the > cost of MS office that most of my friends use is about Rs. 50 (inclusive > of the cost of CD and CD burning charges ;) > > For serious users who do not want to pirate, like companies and > enterprises, the prices don't seem to matter much. Even for Linux, > they'll be willing to spend about the same amount to BUY MS office for > Linux. I can't speak for myself because I am, and have been a Linux user > for a few years now and I've been quite comfortable using FOSS > applications. Believe me when I say, it's a myth that people go for FOSS > because it's 'free of cost'. Most people I know, are using Linux for > it's obvious technical advantages, some for the freedom and the rest for > pure fun. > > The few that are running MS Windows are refusing to switch to Linux > because of two reasons, GAMES and MS Office. I can show them cool games > for Linux like 0AD, etc. But if it so happens that MS office is > available for Linux as well, I'm positive there'll be atleast a few > hundred machines switching to Linux in my home town. You can simply not > speak about software freedom and philosophies of free software to them. > 'Virus free' is the ONLY part they like about it. > > > -- > Y > _______________________________________________ > ILUGC Mailing List: > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > -- Thanks and Regards, Krishnan.S, Mobile: +91 9600067104. Email: krishnan.ubu...@gmail.com krishblogs.com @iam_krishnan <http://twitter.com/iam_krishnan> _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
