On Wednesday 31 Mar 2010 12:07:12 am Surya Sharma wrote: > > With all these strict rules, I'm assuming FossDevConf aims only at expert > > / developers used to linux, foss, etc. If you're looking to pull in > > newbies, then these are too restrictive. > > but newbies are supposed to sit as audience and there is not restriction > on them. Also, I do not feel these as restriction on speaker, These are > just guidelines. Basically I attend some conference where Windows was used > for ppt presentation. Although those speaker are taking about FOSS but it > do not match with true spirit of FOSS and Open world. For example a > totally new bies when attend fossdevconf or simila event where he will > find every speaker using non-windows stuff, this will make a positive > impact on him. Please reply back how to feel.. on this ? >
a lot of FOSS is written on windows machines and a lot of FOSS runs on windows too. The platform is not important - the mode of developement and license is. -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Senior Associate NRC-FOSS http://certificate.nrcfoss.au-kbc.org.in -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
