Re: [Fsf-friends] [Fsf-kerala] Fwd: [FSUG-Bangalore] Boycott Novell Protesters Man-handled at National Conference on Free Software 2008
On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 2:04 PM, Praveen A pravi.a@gmail.com wrote:
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rakesh 'arky' Ambati rakesh_ambati@yahoo.com Date: 2008/11/15 Subject: [FSUG-Bangalore] Boycott Novell Protesters Man-handled at National Conference on Free Software 2008 To: fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in, fsug-bangalore@mm.gnu.org.in
*"Novell* offers enterprise infrastructure software and services that help customers leverage proprietary and *open* source solutions. These solutions lower cost *..." www.novell.com
*It is evident that the services from Novell Corp do not respect nor appreciate "freedom", as conceived and promoted by Free Software Foundation.
Whose agenda are being protected, when Free Software activists' are refused to register their disagreement through non-violent means of protest ?
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 ?
CK Raju, IIT Kharagpur
Today Novell tomorrow some other company ( who knows may be one of us itself being proud of a bit of success may go out the movement and might come as strong or even worse than Novell )
We have to defend our freedom irrespective of any body taking any kind of actions which affects Free Society's culture / tradition / interests.
What a shame ------ Man handling a peaceful protest against those who are affecting our community
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CK Raju -
renuka prasad