A General Question ? It might be the , voice and video chat integrated in the inbox or it may be *Gtalk* , rather *Google Chrome* itself , ain't available for Linux Why most of the *Google Softwares are not available for Linux* ? What can we FSUG guys do about it , please give your thoughts .
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 12:00 PM, fsug-bangalore-request@mm.gnu.org.inwrote:
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- Re: M$-VTU campaign page being vandalised (Vikram Vincent)
Message: 1 Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:07:46 +0530 From: "Vikram Vincent" vincentvikram@gmail.com Subject: Re: [FSUG-Bangalore] M$-VTU campaign page being vandalised To: "Free Software Users Group - Bangalore" fsug-bangalore@mm.gnu.org.in Message-ID: 135dba0811222137n303b416xf695b916e3d7dd5f@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
2008/11/23 Senthil Sundaram (sensunda) sensunda@cisco.com
Dear All,
The M$ VTU campaign page has been again vandalided. Discussed this with Justin and Anivar.
You know this is the first time that a campaign page on our wiki is being vandalised.
http://bangalore.gnu.org.in/index.php?title=Campaigns:VTU-MS_Curriculum_tie_... This has not happened even with the http://fci.wikia.com pages(AFAIK). I request all to create accounts and add content using your ids. I do not feel it necessary to protect the wiki page for now.
2008/11/23 Hemanth H.M hemanth.hm@gmail.com:
A General Question ? It might be the , voice and video chat integrated in the inbox or it may be Gtalk , rather Google Chrome itself , ain't available for Linux Why most of the Google Softwares are not available for Linux ? What can we FSUG guys do about it , please give your thoughts .
Well, we have empathy messenger which support voice chat. People are adding GNU/Linux versions of video chat and chrome. Things will start changing once we have a large number of GNU/Linux users, but I'm not sure if that is what we wanted.
For example Adobe released 64 bit version of its flash player for GNU/Linux before it released for any other OSes. Do you think that is what we wanted? flash player from adobe is still proprietary even though they released GNU/Linux version first.
I am happy with empathy having voice chat support with fully Free Software, even though we had to wait longer to get there.
Freedom is worth waiting for.
Cheers Praveen
The main reason is the unbeatable-in-a-decade Windows using Pupulation! The pace at which FSM has been progressing in the field of public high profile advertising, has slowed it down in its way towards mass reach, How many of us are not attracted to ads in the TV, and don't want to own the product with the coolest ad ? Today while watching cricket I was irritated by the Microsoft ads, which i think teach people( of course when we talk about Indian general population we talk about a race of people for whom Windows is the only thing that can run a cumputer. You may not notice this now coz you may be in the midst of people who use GNU/Linux but I realize it as i live among the dumber younger people who follow a non-free software teaching curriculum!) Why does PU board have to have windows and MS Office as mandatory cahpters damnit~! big bullcrap. Someone tell me how can a Original Microsoft Windows Save 1.5 lack Rs per PC per Month
DAMN IT!!!
And the other add ""Give your children Windows *and send them to prison* !!!"".
So My thought is we must stop stupid waste of time just thinking what other organizations like Novell are doing, the world gives less ** to how we respond to political (I mean like the Novell Situation) changes than how Free Software is cool and hoe it appeals to them! Right now Free Software Patrons need to sponser massive scale ads and awareness programmes that don't focus on Free Software Development but on Free Software public awareness!
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Praveen A pravi.a@gmail.com wrote:
2008/11/23 Hemanth H.M hemanth.hm@gmail.com:
A General Question ? It might be the , voice and video chat integrated in the inbox or it may
be
Gtalk , rather Google Chrome itself , ain't available for Linux Why most of the Google Softwares are not available for Linux ? What can we FSUG guys do about it , please give your thoughts .
Well, we have empathy messenger which support voice chat. People are adding GNU/Linux versions of video chat and chrome. Things will start changing once we have a large number of GNU/Linux users, but I'm not sure if that is what we wanted.
For example Adobe released 64 bit version of its flash player for GNU/Linux before it released for any other OSes. Do you think that is what we wanted? flash player from adobe is still proprietary even though they released GNU/Linux version first.
I am happy with empathy having voice chat support with fully Free Software, even though we had to wait longer to get there.
Freedom is worth waiting for.
Cheers Praveen -- പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign _______________________________________________ FSUG-Bangalore mailing list FSUG-Bangalore@mm.gnu.org.in http://mm.gnu.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fsug-bangalore
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