Re: [ilugd] free vs paid operating systems

2008-02-06 Thread Raj Shekhar
in infinite wisdom Samal B spoke thus On 02/04/2008 02:55 PM: Hi, Shall we opt for linux as it is freely down loadable as there is a feeling among people that anything that is free is not genuine (not as good as something that commands a high price)? Troll bait? -- raj shekhar

Re: [ilugd] free vs paid operating systems

2008-02-06 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 07-Feb-08, at 7:58 AM, Raj Shekhar wrote: Shall we opt for linux as it is freely down loadable as there is a feeling among people that anything that is free is not genuine (not as good as something that commands a high price)? Troll bait? no - it was a genuine question - as you

Re: [ilugd] free vs paid operating systems

2008-02-06 Thread pj
Shall we opt for linux as it is freely down loadable as there is a feeling among people that anything that is free is not genuine (not as good as something that commands a high price)? Troll bait? Maybe. In any case, here's a haiku to enclue Samal: Free can be useless. Some perceive

[ilugd] free vs paid operating systems

2008-02-04 Thread Samal B
Hi, Shall we opt for linux as it is freely down loadable as there is a feeling among people that anything that is free is not genuine (not as good as something that commands a high price)? Regards Samal B ___ ilugd mailinglist --

Re: [ilugd] free vs paid operating systems

2008-02-04 Thread Mehul Ved
On Feb 4, 2008 2:55 PM, Samal B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Shall we opt for linux as it is freely down loadable as there is a feeling among people that anything that is free is not genuine (not as good as something that commands a high price)? Buy RHEL or SLED.

Re: [ilugd] free vs paid operating systems

2008-02-04 Thread Sriram J
SLED = SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop http://www.novell.com/products/desktop/ I hope that's what you wanted? yes thanks very much. when i googled i got that meaning only so i had to ask on list. sorry if i bothered you. ___ ilugd mailinglist --

Re: [ilugd] free vs paid operating systems

2008-02-04 Thread Samal B
Sudev Barar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 04/02/2008, Samal B wrote: Shall we opt for linux as it is freely down loadable as there is a feeling among people that anything that is free is not genuine (not as good as something that commands a high price)? Who is we here? If

Re: [ilugd] free vs paid operating systems

2008-02-04 Thread Sriram J
On 2/4/08, Mehul Ved [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Feb 4, 2008 2:55 PM, Samal B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Shall we opt for linux as it is freely down loadable as there is a feeling among people that anything that is free is not genuine (not as good as something that commands a

Re: [ilugd] free vs paid operating systems

2008-02-04 Thread Mehul Ved
On Feb 4, 2008 3:29 PM, Sriram J [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: are you asking him to buy a sled. a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow if not can you tell me what you meant. SLED = SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

Re: [ilugd] free vs paid operating systems

2008-02-04 Thread Jeba Singh Emmanuel
The air you breathe is reliable? It is still free. reliable compared to what? The air today stinks. You ever read environmental reports. :-) ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next

Re: [ilugd] free vs paid operating systems

2008-02-04 Thread Jeba Singh Emmanuel
On Mon, 2008-02-04 at 10:23 +, Samal B wrote: Sudev Barar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 04/02/2008, Samal B wrote: Shall we opt for linux as it is freely down loadable as there is a feeling among people that anything that is free is not genuine (not as good as something

Re: [ilugd] free vs paid operating systems

2008-02-04 Thread Shakthi Kannan
Hi, --- On Feb 4, 2008 3:53 PM, Samal B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | if things are free | are they reliable ?? \-- The air you breathe is reliable? It is still free. To answer your question, yes, FOSS is reliable. SK -- Shakthi Kannan http://www.shakthimaan.com

Re: [ilugd] free vs paid operating systems

2008-02-04 Thread Sriram J
The air you breathe is reliable? It is still free. reliable compared to what? The air today stinks. You ever read environmental reports. :-) you can rely on it to be polluted. you can also rely on the air to give you the lungs of a 80 year old smoker in no time.

Re: [ilugd] free vs paid operating systems

2008-02-04 Thread bibhudendu samal
hi i did googled for FOSS but i got a lot of link on foss so , i felt its better to have a clarity on it. thanks samal Shakthi Kannan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, --- On Feb 4, 2008 4:34 PM, Sriram J wrote: | you can rely on it to be polluted. | you can also rely on the air to give you the

Re: [ilugd] free vs paid operating systems

2008-02-04 Thread bibhudendu samal
what is FOSS ?? and can you send some links Thanks Samal Shakthi Kannan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, --- On Feb 4, 2008 3:53 PM, Samal B wrote: | if things are free | are they reliable ?? \-- The air you breathe is reliable? It is still free. To answer your question, yes, FOSS is reliable.

Re: [ilugd] free vs paid operating systems

2008-02-04 Thread Shakthi Kannan
Hi, --- On Feb 4, 2008 4:34 PM, Sriram J [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | you can rely on it to be polluted. | you can also rely on the air to give you the lungs of a 80 year old smoker | in no time. \-- It would depend on which part of the world you are in. And, its not that you are going to stop

Re: [ilugd] free vs paid operating systems

2008-02-04 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 15:14:37 +0530, Mehul Ved [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: On Feb 4, 2008 2:55 PM, Samal B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Shall we opt for linux as it is freely down loadable as there is a feeling among people that anything that is free is not genuine (not as good as something

Re: [ilugd] free vs paid operating systems

2008-02-04 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 10:23:59 + (UTC), Samal B [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Why are you interested in we version of my mail?? . It is not the question of writing cheques but it is to decide which OS to go for ? if things are free are they reliable ?? Are you willing to accept an

Re: [ilugd] free vs paid operating systems

2008-02-04 Thread Viksit Gaur
Lets put the humor aside for a minute shall we? :) --- Samal B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shall we opt for linux as it is freely down loadable as there is a feeling among people that anything that is free is not genuine (not as good as something that commands a high price)? It depends on

Re: [ilugd] free vs paid operating systems

2008-02-04 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 05-Feb-08, at 3:40 AM, Viksit Gaur wrote: It depends on how you define reliable. A solid piece of software with defects that are the same, if not less than something you would pay for? Then yes, Linux is as reliable as Windows I personally think it is much more reliable than windows --