Re: [ilugd] [OT] Re: Linux webcam

2008-01-13 Thread Sriram J
On Jan 13, 2008 11:43 AM, Sudev Barar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: TOP: @ALL: Trust KG to lead the thread to totally cross purposes than the original. I thought many of us were aware of list rules. If you feel something totally OT to original topic at least mark it OT or start a new thread...

Re: [ilugd] Linux webcam

2008-01-13 Thread Sriram J
On Jan 12, 2008 7:38 PM, Karanbir Singh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sriram J wrote: Can some one tell me what is the positioning of linux as an operating system. There isnt one. There does not need to be one. Its used on devices as mobile phones to the largest supercomputer in the world. I

Re: [ilugd] does this list have rules [was] Re: [OT] Re: Linux webcam

2008-01-13 Thread Sriram J
+1. On Jan 13, 2008 12:00 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 13-Jan-08, at 11:43 AM, Sudev Barar wrote: @ALL: Trust KG to lead the thread to totally cross purposes than the original. this is an insult. I personally am sick and tired of being insulted by the bosses of

Re: [ilugd] does this list have rules [was] Re: [OT] Re: Linux webcam

2008-01-13 Thread atul jha
On Jan 13, 2008 12:00 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 13-Jan-08, at 11:43 AM, Sudev Barar wrote: @ALL: Trust KG to lead the thread to totally cross purposes than the original. this is an insult. I personally am sick and tired of being insulted by the bosses of

Re: [ilugd] does this list have rules

2008-01-13 Thread Raj Mathur
On Sunday 13 Jan 2008, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: On 13-Jan-08, at 12:16 PM, Ashish Shukla आशीष शुक्ल wrote: Please read the list guidelines at http://kandalaya.org/ guidelines.html before posting to the list. that is the personal opinion of Rajkumar Mathur - is he the arbitrator of this

Re: [ilugd] does this list have rules

2008-01-13 Thread Anand Shankar
On Jan 13, 2008 11:39 PM, Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday 13 Jan 2008, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: On 13-Jan-08, at 12:16 PM, Ashish Shukla आशीष शुक्ल wrote: Please read the list guidelines at http://kandalaya.org/ guidelines.html before posting to the list. that is the

[ilugd] Target audience of FOSS distros (was) Re: Linux webcam

2008-01-13 Thread Sandip Bhattacharya
Sriram J wrote: Can some one tell me what is the positioning of linux as an operating system. who are target audience/consumers of linux supposed to be. is it for the general users who want an alternative for windows or the few fakirs[1] who put ideology above all and are not willing to

Re: [ilugd] Linux webcam

2008-01-13 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:43:32 +0530, Sriram J [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Does the idea of open source take precedence over usability. but If you find free software is not as usable as you would wish it to be, you have the opportunity to improve the free software in question by

Re: [ilugd] Linux webcam

2008-01-13 Thread Sriram J
On 1/14/08, Manoj Srivastava [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:43:32 +0530, Sriram J [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Does the idea of open source take precedence over usability. but If you find free software is not as usable as you would wish it to be, you have the

Re: [ilugd] Linux webcam

2008-01-13 Thread Anant Narayanan
On 14-Jan-08, at 1:12 PM, Sriram J wrote: So i am back to my original question Does the idea of open source take precedence over usability. It's simply a matter of personal preference / ideals. I know people who would not use proprietary software even if it out-performs or is more usable