[FOSSNepal] Invitation to Bhashaka kura

2008-05-07 Thread laxmi khatiwada
Dear list member/s This Friday Modanath Prasrit (A POET, DOCTOR CUM POLITICIAN) is delivering a speech on "Concerns of lexical diffusion in the context of replacing new words in the place of old one" at YALAMAYA KENDRA, Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya Patan Dhoka Lalitpur on Friday 27 Baishakh 2065 at

[FOSSNepal] Java Applets are Back ...

2008-05-07 Thread bibstha
http://cld.blog-city.com/javaone_2008__applets_on_steroids_are_really_back_and_jav.htm [quote] the next generation of applets are here. Java SE 6 Update 10 is very cool. You are basically able to drag an applet directly on to the desktop and it literally becomes a desktop application. You can t

[FOSSNepal] Re: Adobe Drops Licensing Fees, Gives Away Flash For Devices

2008-05-07 Thread Jwalanta Shrestha
bcoz they care business, not open source! this might be lil' enlightening: http://www.linux.com/feature/134378 On 5/7/08, bibstha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Why does it take a company like Adobe so much time to realize the > benefits of opensource? > They could have done this way back... an

[FOSSNepal] Re: MySQL is open source

2008-05-07 Thread bibstha
Well it would be quite illogical wouldn't it? besides a GPL mysql's new versions couldn't be proprietary could it? im unaware of the legal aspects but is simply seems quite illogical. Besides SUN's doing a lot to opensource lately with OpenJDK and all. Cheers to SUN On May 7, 8:48 am, "Shishir J

[FOSSNepal] Re: Adobe Drops Licensing Fees, Gives Away Flash For Devices

2008-05-07 Thread bibstha
Why does it take a company like Adobe so much time to realize the benefits of opensource? They could have done this way back... and we're seeing it just now. Now if only they made Photoshop and the likes open source, will it happen? may be 10 more years.. On May 6, 7:11 am, SuVaSh <[EMAIL PR

[FOSSNepal] Re: IPR Workshop [was: FOSS [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2008-05-07 Thread Hempal Shrestha
Akash, We missed you last meeting, anyway, so try to meet ASAP and finalize the reporting framework Regards, HS --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ FOSS Nepal mailing list: foss-nepal@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PR