i support the idea so much that i ask every bookstall fellow for the mag to create awareness. i believe if ppl dont subscribe and rather buy off the stands it will create more awareness amongst the distributors.
also appreciate their efforts to change but i see it happening a little too slow.
i just want ppl to press upon lfu guys to atleast migrate their lfu based interfaces to free s/w if they really mean what they are doing. even if 50 ppl send mails to them they will do it sooner.
about compliance gnu/linux based browsers. try subscribing to the mag from gnu/linux based browsers. you will get stuck at several places. (the payment gateway is rh based but lfu subscription system is proprietry s/w based)
till recently the site had pop ups which said messages like "You are not using IE and we have designed this site for IE".
if u look at the LUG section again is in closed src thing. this is something that can be done in matter of a couple of hrs on gnu/linux is in asp. this only show how theory of inertia is acting upon them :-)
yes on a positive note we can say that winds of changes are already blowing and thats cool :-)
regards harsh
On Sat, 2003-03-15 at 07:32, Saswata Banerjee & Associates wrote:
It is not always easy to stick to only free software for websites. For all we know, the server they use to host the site may be a commercial server which runs iis or something.
Also, the site is probably designed by commercial design firms, who may not have the ability to do it under free software systems. I doubt if any corporate will take a decision of changing their server and website design firms just because they work on proprietory software. In most cases, the users do not know the difference anyway.
What is more important is whether the design of the website supports non-propertory browsers like mozila, konquor, etc. If being a Linux magazine, it runs a website that only supports IE, then we all have a reason to fry (not just flame) them, otherwise, I dont think it is important enough.
Regards Saswata
----- Original Message ----- From: "Clinton Goveas" clinton@clintongoveas.com To: linuxers@mm.ilug-bom.org.in Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 1:17 AM Subject: RE: [ILUG-BOM] Fw: Good News from LINUX For You
Atleast they have started something, that in the long run, will serve the GNU/Free software community well. In a separate mail, they have also mentioned that they are working on getting 100% GNU-based, which is definitely a commitment to change.
I think we should show our maturity and cut them some slack, without being judgemental at the first opportunity. Bringing them down will only work against us.
Best wishes, Clinton Goveas
The Open Source Knowledge Base - Everything you wanted to know about Open Source http://os.clintongoveas.com/
-----Original Message----- From: linuxers-admin@mm.ilug-bom.org.in [mailto:linuxers-admin@mm.ilug-bom.org.in] On Behalf Of Harsh R Busa Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 1:12 AM To: linuxers@mm.ilug-bom.org.in Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Fw: Good News from LINUX For You
funny... various sections of their site run on proprietry s/w and they want to show us their committment to free s/w.
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