i support the idea so much that i ask every bookstall fellow for the mag to create awareness. i believe if ppl dont subscribe and rather buy off the stands it will create more awareness amongst the distributors. also appreciate their efforts to change but i see it happening a little too slow.
i just want ppl to press upon lfu guys to atleast migrate their lfu based interfaces to free s/w if they really mean what they are doing. even if 50 ppl send mails to them they will do it sooner. about compliance gnu/linux based browsers. try subscribing to the mag from gnu/linux based browsers. you will get stuck at several places. (the payment gateway is rh based but lfu subscription system is proprietry s/w based) till recently the site had pop ups which said messages like "You are not using IE and we have designed this site for IE". if u look at the LUG section again is in closed src thing. this is something that can be done in matter of a couple of hrs on gnu/linux is in asp. this only show how theory of inertia is acting upon them :-) yes on a positive note we can say that winds of changes are already blowing and thats cool :-) regards harsh On Sat, 2003-03-15 at 07:32, Saswata Banerjee & Associates wrote: > It is not always easy to stick to only free software for websites. For all > we know, the server they use to host the site may be a commercial server > which runs iis or something. > > Also, the site is probably designed by commercial design firms, who may not > have the ability to do it under free software systems. I doubt if any > corporate will take a decision of changing their server and website design > firms just because they work on proprietory software. In most cases, the > users do not know the difference anyway. > > What is more important is whether the design of the website supports > non-propertory browsers like mozila, konquor, etc. If being a Linux > magazine, it runs a website that only supports IE, then we all have a reason > to fry (not just flame) them, otherwise, I dont think it is important > enough. > > Regards > Saswata > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Clinton Goveas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 1:17 AM > Subject: RE: [ILUG-BOM] Fw: Good News from LINUX For You > > > > Atleast they have started something, that in the long run, will serve > > the GNU/Free software community well. In a separate mail, they have also > > mentioned that they are working on getting 100% GNU-based, which is > > definitely a commitment to change. > > > > I think we should show our maturity and cut them some slack, without > > being judgemental at the first opportunity. Bringing them down will only > > work against us. > > > > Best wishes, > > Clinton Goveas > > > > --- > > The Open Source Knowledge Base - Everything you wanted to know about > > Open Source > > http://os.clintongoveas.com/ > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harsh R Busa > > Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 1:12 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Fw: Good News from LINUX For You > > > > > > funny... various sections of their site run on proprietry s/w and they > > want to show us their committment to free s/w. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > > > > > -- > > > http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers ---------------------------------------------------------------- Meet us at CeBIT-Germany: http://www.netcore.co.in/cebit.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- NETCORE SOLUTIONS *** Ph: +91 22 5662 8000 Fax: +91 22 5662 8134 MailServ: Email, IM, Proxy, Firewall, Anti-Virus, LDAP Fleximail: Mail Storage, Management and Relaying http://netcore.co.in Emergic Freedom: Linux-based Thin Client-Thick Server Computing http://www.emergic.com BlogStreet: Top Blogs, Neighborhoods, Search and Utilities http://www.blogstreet.com Rajesh Jain's Weblog on Technology: http://www.emergic.org ---------------------------------------------------------------- -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
