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> half stomach for a minimum two years. Why we are all using or trying > to use Linux is because it is free. Just to make sure you get the meaning of free correct. Free as in Azad, not Free as in Phukat. We use linux because it does not tie us to a single company, it sets us free. Price should not be an issue, if it is the only issue, then you will be dissappointed. > their country needs. The Japanese, the Taiwanese, the Germans even > some Africans also indeginised Linux to their native tongue/script. Poles and Koreans too. > In India only Tamil version of KDE is available. For other Indian > languages even working groups were not formed. We boast of largest NCST has completed Indianisation of linux for hindi. We have the package available for download on our website. You can get it from http://rohini.ncst.ernet.in/indix/ There's also the simputer (Mayuresh, your comments on this will go to /dev/null). > number of computer literates and computer programmers. It appears we > Indians are running behind money that is why many commercial > software were produced by the Indians but none paid attention to Absolutely correct. Another thing that bothers me is the lack of interest in this country for fundamental research into computer science. Almost everyone I know who is into computers is in it for the money only. Most of them shouldn't even be allowed to touch a computer. People who do not even know who Don Knuth is shouldn't be paid to program. > I hope members of this list will understand & agree with my views > and try to do something in this direction rather wasting your Unfortunately, most people on this list are paid to do other things. Ranting about this nonsense takes no effort at all, which is why we are so good at doing it for free :) > If I hurt anybody in the list with my views I am sorry for the same. Not acceptable. If you say something, be prepared to stand up and face the consequences. There is no point in shooting someone (you haven't) and then apologising later. In all, your mail is taken in good sense, and you've made some valid points, that I do agree with. Philip -- If mathematically you end up with the wrong answer, try multiplying by the page number. _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
