-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [TwinCLinG] Re: Sample survey on Open Source Software, meeting etc. Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 05:43:45 -0400 From: Binand Sethumadhavan binand@gmail.com Reply-To: ilughyd@yahoogroups.com To: ilughyd@yahoogroups.com References: 1098285160.902.93413.m12@yahoogroups.com 38399.172.16.2.253.1098337868.squirrel@uohmail.uohyd.ernet.in
On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 11:21:08 +0530 (IST), Dr. Atul Negi atulcs@uohyd.ernet.in wrote:
(TOPIC 2) A Microsoft person requests to speak with our LUG members at a meeting. Do the list members agree to his speaking? I could take a poll on this but hardly anybody responds to polls. So I am taking an informal go ahead on this M$ person to speak to our LUG. Certainly he has to adhere to the ground rules as pointed out by Suresh.
If anybody has serious objections (that is they DONT want the Microsoft person to speak) regarding this please let me know.
I do like to point out that in a not-so-recent interview to one of the computer magazines in India (forgot which, might have been PCQuest or something), Microsoft India's some-big-shot mentioned (not in so many words) that part of their strategy in India is to "infiltrate" the LUGs and slowly brainwash these LUGs into being MUGs (Microsoft User Groups - pun intended :). Let us not be the first or only LUG to fall into that trap.
Binand
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,----[ "Dileep M. Kumar" dileep@gmx.net ] | > (TOPIC 2) A Microsoft person requests to speak with our LUG | > members at a meeting. Do the list members agree to his speaking? | > I could take a poll on this but hardly anybody responds to | > polls. So I am taking an informal go ahead on this M$ person to | > speak to our LUG. Certainly he has to adhere to the ground rules | > as pointed out by Suresh. If anybody has serious objections (that | > is they DONT want the Microsoft person to speak) regarding this | > please let me know. | | I do like to point out that in a not-so-recent interview to one of | the computer magazines in India (forgot which, might have been | PCQuest or something), Microsoft India's some-big-shot mentioned | (not in so many words) that part of their strategy in India is to | "infiltrate" the LUGs and slowly brainwash these LUGs into being | MUGs (Microsoft User Groups - pun intended :). Let us not be the | first or only LUG to fall into that trap. `---- It depends on what Microsoft wants to speak in the meeting. As long as it is related to Free Software, any one is welcome.
Anand Babu wrote:
It depends on what Microsoft wants to speak in the meeting. As long as it is related to Free Software, any one is welcome.
Topic was DotNet (.Net) :-)
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Dileep M. Kumar said on Mon, Oct 25, 2004 at 09:47:47AM +0530,:
LUGs and slowly brainwash these LUGs into being MUGs (Microsoft User Groups - pun intended :). Let us not be the first or only LUG to fall into that trap.
Bein mugged is not a very pleasant experience.
But, our folklore is replete with tales of saints (sanyasis) who have reformed / converted bandits who tried to loot them (the sanyasis' entourage, that is).
Who is going to take up the challenge of converting this `angulimala'?
Mahesh T. Pai said on Sun, Oct 24, 2004 at 11:08:31AM +0530,:
Who is going to take up the challenge of converting this `angulimala'?
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhism/story/angulimala.html
Mahesh T. Pai wrote:
Dileep M. Kumar said on Mon, Oct 25, 2004 at 09:47:47AM +0530,:
LUGs and slowly brainwash these LUGs into being MUGs (Microsoft User Groups - pun intended :). Let us not be the first or only LUG to fall into that trap.
Bein mugged is not a very pleasant experience.
But, our folklore is replete with tales of saints (sanyasis) who have reformed / converted bandits who tried to loot them (the sanyasis' entourage, that is).
Who is going to take up the challenge of converting this `angulimala'?
Quote from: http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends "To post a message to all the list members, send email to fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in."
I would like to write a long essay on this subject, but not now. The FUD Agents are easy to identify, not worth our time or attention and we could really utilise our valuable and very limited resource called time for anything more useful :)
Is anyone willing to spend a lot of time with an Agent FUD and try "converting" him? 10 paise says its impossible ;) I have one on line with me, and I pipe him over to any interested volunteers. This offer expires in ten minutes time ;) Rush before the offer closes :) I have other pressing work to complete, and it is definitely not possible to extend the offer. Agent FUD may also give the slip and hence no warranties or guarantees that you will have fun :)
Maybe this might be an eye opener for Agent FUD
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/22/linux_v_windows_security/
Sincerely
Ajay Pal Singh Atwal Lecturer Dept of Computer Sci. & Engg --------------------------------------- If a listener nods his head when you're explaining your program, wake him up. - Anonymous --------------------------------------- http://www.ajaypal.com ---------------------------------------
----------------------------------------- Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India http://www.bbsbec.ac.in http://www.bbsbec.org
Maybe this might be an eye opener for Agent FUD
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/22/linux_v_windows_security/
Sincerely
Ajay Pal Singh Atwal Lecturer Dept of Computer Sci. & Engg --------------------------------------- If a listener nods his head when you're explaining your program, wake him up. - Anonymous --------------------------------------- http://www.ajaypal.com ---------------------------------------
----------------------------------------- Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India http://www.bbsbec.ac.in http://www.bbsbec.org
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