Vishnu Gopal wrote: > > So maybe LA is to LinuxWorld as FOSS.in is to LCA?
LCA is http://linux.conf.au . > Live and let live, even the suits/managers have got to talk about something > :-) That is fine. We are not talking about disrupting the event, but just making the speakers aware that the event is being sponsored by MS . Check out this article <http://samba.org/samba/news/articles/low_point/column11.html> by Samba hacker Jeremy Allison. Specifically this quote " The only sparks that flew where when Microsoft made it abundantly clear that they would use their patent portfolio to prevent the spread of GPL software. " Given their past behavior, I find it hard to believe that MS will not use the stall to counter the free software message. Given their deep pockets, they *can* force you to alter your agenda. Consider this case - LUG-delhi dropped out of LA since one of their concerns was the presence of MS. Quite a few of us did not submit talks since LUG-Delhi had dropped out. Maybe if the LA organizers are aware of the negative impact of involving MS they would think about it harder the next time around. -- raj shekhar facts: http://rajshekhar.net | opinions: http://rajshekhar.net/blog I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none. _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
