Re: [ilugd] [OT] M$ Tax Refund Quest

2008-05-19 Thread Sudhir Gandotra
On Mon, 2008-05-19 at 13:17 +0530, Sudev Barar wrote: > 2008/5/19 Manish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> this list and Linux's survival is not dependent on MS > >> bashing. > > > > Just a quick clarifications. > > > > I do not think I have engaged in MS bashing so far (except for the one > > line don/goo

Re: [ilugd] [OT] M$ Tax Refund Quest

2008-05-19 Thread Manish
On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Raj Mathur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > So here's my counter-proposal to Lenovo, MS, and any other interested > party: > > My terms of buying a computer from you: > > I will willingly buy and use your computer with Winduhs or any other OS > pre-installed, b

Re: [ilugd] [OT] M$ Tax Refund Quest

2008-05-19 Thread Raj Mathur
On Monday 19 May 2008, Sudev Barar wrote: > [snip] > Third Yes we went and brought it with our eyes open but no where the > manufacturer said that the EULA is contingent on my (buyers) > acceptance in the adverts. If there was no EULA being forced down on > me I would have but lived with it. BUT he

Re: [ilugd] [OT] M$ Tax Refund Quest

2008-05-19 Thread Sudev Barar
2008/5/19 Manish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> this list and Linux's survival is not dependent on MS >> bashing. > > Just a quick clarifications. > > I do not think I have engaged in MS bashing so far (except for the one > line don/goon imagery.) > >> Please take this discussion to some relevant >> list.

Re: [ilugd] [OT] M$ Tax Refund Quest

2008-05-18 Thread Manish
On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 12:41 AM, Naresh Narang wrote: [snip] > > This is great effort and will help community at large > but I think this OT discussion has gone too far for > this list and Linux's survival is not dependent on MS > bashing. Just a quick clarifications. I do not think I have engag

Re: [ilugd] [OT] M$ Tax Refund Quest

2008-05-18 Thread Praveen A
2008/5/18 Raj Mathur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I don't agree -- getting your money back for software you didn't ask for > and whose licence terms you don't agree is on-topic for this list IMO. > ILUGD is as much about advocacy as it is about technology. "A French user asked for a refund after buying

Re: [ilugd] [OT] M$ Tax Refund Quest

2008-05-18 Thread Manish
On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 9:46 AM, Raj Mathur wrote: [snip] > > Oh, are you saying that the application/web site has been designed and > implemented by these Foundation dudes? If that is the case I'm > thoroughly disappointed -- I'd have thought that the luminaries behind > the Foundation (on the ab

Re: [ilugd] [OT] M$ Tax Refund Quest

2008-05-18 Thread Raj Mathur
On Monday 19 May 2008, Manish wrote: > [snip] > I think a better place/people to address this one would be the > fountainhead behind this site--eGovernments Foundation, based in > Bangalore, founded by Nandan Nilekani. And solving the problem here > should help dozens of such sites run for various

Re: [ilugd] [OT] M$ Tax Refund Quest

2008-05-18 Thread Manish
On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 7:37 AM, Raj Mathur wrote: > Sent a mail to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi > yesterday, whose web site > (http://www.mcdpropertytax.in/staff/index.jsp) > requires you to use IE to file property tax. > Let's see what (if anything) happens. I think a better place/people

Re: [ilugd] [OT] M$ Tax Refund Quest

2008-05-18 Thread Raj Mathur
On Monday 19 May 2008, Naresh Narang wrote: > --- Manish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just hope Indian government and law is not part of > > this ecosystem. > > And I also hope the law has enough teeth to ensure > > that consumers are > > protected against such unfair practices. > > This is gre

Re: [ilugd] [OT] M$ Tax Refund Quest

2008-05-18 Thread Naresh Narang
--- Manish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just hope Indian government and law is not part of > this ecosystem. > And I also hope the law has enough teeth to ensure > that consumers are > protected against such unfair practices. > This is great effort and will help community at large but I think