On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 2:04 PM, Praveen A <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:pravi.a@gmail.com">pravi.a@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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From: Rakesh &#39;arky&#39; Ambati &lt;<a href="mailto:rakesh_ambati@yahoo.com">rakesh_ambati@yahoo.com</a>&gt;<br>
Date: 2008/11/15<br>
</div><div class="Ih2E3d">Subject: [FSUG-Bangalore] Boycott Novell Protesters Man-handled at<br>
National Conference on Free Software 2008<br>
</div><div class="Ih2E3d">To: <a href="mailto:fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in">fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in</a>, <a href="mailto:fsug-bangalore@mm.gnu.org.in">fsug-bangalore@mm.gnu.org.in</a><br>
</div></blockquote><br><br></div><em>&quot;Novell</em> offers enterprise infrastructure software and services that help customers leverage proprietary and <em>open</em> source solutions. These solutions lower cost <b>...&quot; <a href="http://www.novell.com">www.novell.com</a><br>
<br></b>It is evident that the services from Novell Corp do not respect nor appreciate &quot;freedom&quot;, as conceived and promoted by Free Software Foundation. <br><br>Whose agenda are being protected, when Free Software activists&#39; are refused to register their disagreement through non-violent means of protest ?<br>
<br>What is wrong in voicing objections to concerns about hijacking the services of Free Software communities where the ends and means do not justify any of the principles of Free Software ?<br><br>CK Raju,<br>IIT Kharagpur<br>