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From: "Sudev Barar" sbarar@gmail.com Date: 1 February 2007 7:15:41 AM GMT+05:30 To: "The Linux-Delhi mailing list" ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org Subject: Re: [ilugd] The MS trojan horse in Linux Asia 2007 Reply-To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org
On 31/01/07, Sandip Bhattacharya sandip@lug-delhi.org wrote: [SNIPPED]
It is quite obvious what their point of participating in the event is about. I don't understand how a company which doesn't contribute to Linux is any positive/constructive way, can be allowed to participate in such an event. What is the criteria for participating in this apparently Linux event?
uummmm....that amongst others is why ILUG-D stayed away from the event.
Conversely, is there any way a Linux company can participate in an Microsoft promoting event and talk about the virtues of Linux?
Let us find out by proposing such a participation at next MS event and if they refuse try to highlight it in press. Unfortunately most of the main stream press does not know or care.
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On 2/1/07, Kenneth Gonsalves lawgon@au-kbc.org wrote:
such an event. What is the criteria for participating in this apparently Linux event?
A FOSS event should ideally have no criteria for participation. The F stands for free=freedom after all.
Conversely, is there any way a Linux company can participate in an Microsoft promoting event and talk about the virtues of Linux?
Let us find out by proposing such a participation at next MS event and if they refuse try to highlight it in press. Unfortunately most of the main stream press does not know or care.
The "care" or "don't care" depends on the writing style as well and not just the subject.
Regards,
A FOSS event should ideally have no criteria for participation. The F stands for free=freedom after all.
True
Conversely, is there any way a Linux company can participate in an
Microsoft promoting event and talk about the virtues of Linux?
Let us find out by proposing such a participation at next MS event and if they refuse try to highlight it in press. Unfortunately most of the main stream press does not know or care.
The "care" or "don't care" depends on the writing style as well and not just the subject.
Hmm... one interesting thing here is that is M$ going to be allowed to criticize GNU/Linux, or spread their unique vision of how the world ought to be(which clearly conflicts every bit of GNU/Linux philosophy) most of the GNU/Linux crowd would not be very keen on coming to the event.
Regards,
- vihan
On Thursday 01 February 2007 18:47, Siddhesh Poyarekar wrote:
On 2/1/07, Kenneth Gonsalves lawgon@au-kbc.org wrote:
such an event. What is the criteria for participating in this apparently Linux event?
A FOSS event should ideally have no criteria for participation. The F stands for free=freedom after all.
Correct. And what better way to do it than on M$ money. Leverage it fully and charge hefty premiums. Keep a foss speaker after every M$ speaker. Plaster the venue with GNU/Linux postives. Ensure that lug delhi has a nice stall adjacent to M$ so that the crowd moves to you AFTER visiting M$.
Conversely, is there any way a Linux company can participate in an Microsoft promoting event and talk about the virtues of Linux?
Unlikely. All the more reason to use the opportunity. What the hell are u afraid of anyway?. All u need is visibility and M$ might unwittingly help in getting you that. M$ is mean, crooked and a marketing machine and you have to (and u can) beat them at marketing. That would leave them with only meaness and crookednes.
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Thanks for the link Rony :-)
It was nice to see that the New Delhi/Delhi LUG/GLUG ;-) members did an unofficial boycott of the event because M$ was a part of it.
Regards,
- vihan
Hi,
On 2/2/07, Vihan Pandey vihanpandey@gmail.com wrote: <snip>
It was nice to see that the New Delhi/Delhi LUG/GLUG ;-) members did an unofficial boycott of the event because M$ was a part of it.
Wrong. http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/msg16256.html
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