Re: [ilugd] Re: Linux on laptop experience of a newbie (was) Re: ILUGD April 2004 Meeting

2004-04-16 Thread Viksit Gaur
Hmm .. saw this a bit late. Isntt the very fact the FSF wants you to use "GNU/Linux" and not "Linux", indicative of the control they wish to excercise over our freedom to choose? -- vik = -- Viksit Gaur http://www.viksit.com me[at]viksit.com viksit[at]linux-delhi[do

Re: [ilugd] Re: Linux on laptop experience of a newbie (was) Re: ILUGD April 2004 Meeting

2004-04-14 Thread .jareeN.
On Thu, 15 Apr 2004, Raj Mathur wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > > "jareeN" == jareeN <.jareeN.> writes: > > jareeN> On Wed, 14 Apr 2004, Tarun Dua wrote: > >> Yet another list member who calls it Linux > > jareeN> Firstly, I prefer to call it GNU/Linux

Re: [ilugd] Re: Linux on laptop experience of a newbie (was) Re: ILUGD April 2004 Meeting

2004-04-14 Thread Raj Mathur
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > "jareeN" == jareeN <.jareeN.> writes: jareeN> On Wed, 14 Apr 2004, Tarun Dua wrote: >> Yet another list member who calls it Linux jareeN> Firstly, I prefer to call it GNU/Linux not Linux. jareeN> Secondly, I was just pointing o

STFU (was)Re: [ilugd] Re: Linux on laptop experience of a newbie (was) Re: ILUGD April 2004 Meeting

2004-04-14 Thread Pankaj Kaushal
Tarun Dua wrote: Please avoid bringing in useless discussion on GNU/Linux vs Linux in any form on this list. Call it whatever you want and respect other's right to call it whatever they want. Sorry folks, This was a unnecessary troll. I think jareeN in no way asked you to call it GNU/Linux it was

Re: [ilugd] Re: Linux on laptop experience of a newbie (was) Re: ILUGD April 2004 Meeting

2004-04-14 Thread .jareeN.
On Wed, 14 Apr 2004, Tarun Dua wrote: > Yet another list member who calls it Linux Firstly, I prefer to call it GNU/Linux not Linux. Secondly, I was just pointing out that people who call it GNU/Linux like it due to its freedom and better philosophy, while those calling Linux tend to like it for

[ilugd] Re: Linux on laptop experience of a newbie (was) Re: ILUGD April 2004 Meeting

2004-04-14 Thread Tarun Dua
.jareeN. wrote: > I think that person got inspired by Linux and and not GNU/Linux becuase > otherwise there would have been no thought of switching back. Please avoid bringing in useless discussion on GNU/Linux vs Linux in any form on this list. Call it whatever you want and respect other's right t