Comments on: Attend Foss.in, Get Proprietary Software http://bunny.medhas.org/2008/11/28/attend-fossin-get-propietery-software/ Things I want to say out loud Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:08:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bunny http://bunny.medhas.org/2008/11/28/attend-fossin-get-propietery-software/comment-page-1/#comment-19043 Bunny Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:29:26 +0000 http://bunny.medhas.org/2008/11/28/attend-fossin-get-propietery-software/#comment-19043 > what’s wrong with taking money from your opponents to fight against them ? Think of why an opponent would give anyone money in the first place if one can gain net positive advantage against them? >That would be quiet a spectacle, and might even catch up as the official closing ceremony ;) That would be quite a spectacle indeed. For that to happen however, all the attendees should have understanding of the Free Software movement and should be activists. That is far from reality. Many people attend foss.in with little or no understanding of Free Software philosophy. It is they who could get addicted to the free cigarettes. > what’s wrong with taking money from your opponents to fight against them ?

Think of why an opponent would give anyone money in the first place if one can gain net positive advantage against them?

>That would be quiet a spectacle, and might even catch up as the official closing ceremony ;)

That would be quite a spectacle indeed. For that to happen however, all the attendees should have understanding of the Free Software movement and should be activists. That is far from reality. Many people attend foss.in with little or no understanding of Free Software philosophy. It is they who could get addicted to the free cigarettes.

]]> By: FreshMilk http://bunny.medhas.org/2008/11/28/attend-fossin-get-propietery-software/comment-page-1/#comment-18309 FreshMilk Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:42:44 +0000 http://bunny.medhas.org/2008/11/28/attend-fossin-get-propietery-software/#comment-18309 Just for funsies- what's wrong with taking money from your opponents to fight against them ? You go there every time and test their commitment to conduct such and event again, when all the participants throw their sponsor's proprietary software CDs up in the air , at once, saying in chorus "we are free now" . That would be quiet a spectacle, and might even catch up as the official closing ceremony ;). What do you say ? Just for funsies- what’s wrong with taking money from your opponents to fight against them ? You go there every time and test their commitment to conduct such and event again, when all the participants throw their sponsor’s proprietary software CDs up in the air , at once, saying in chorus “we are free now” . That would be quiet a spectacle, and might even catch up as the official closing ceremony ;) . What do you say ?

]]> By: Bunny http://bunny.medhas.org/2008/11/28/attend-fossin-get-propietery-software/comment-page-1/#comment-15640 Bunny Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:10:48 +0000 http://bunny.medhas.org/2008/11/28/attend-fossin-get-propietery-software/#comment-15640 Jayadeep Purushothaman said: > But I didn’t give the CD back, I threw it away after I saw it at home. I felt that it was important to show my discontent to the organisers in some way. I could not come up with a better idea at the moment. Prasad threw the CDROM into the waste bin at their stall. sindhu said: > darnit, your WP ate half of my comment Sorry about that. I only maintain it very rarely and don't want to subscribe to some blog service in the cloud. That way I can keep my Software Freedom on the net. Jayadeep Purushothaman said:
> But I didn’t give the CD back, I threw it away after I saw it at home.

I felt that it was important to show my discontent to the organisers in some way. I could not come up with a better idea at the moment. Prasad threw the CDROM into the waste bin at their stall.

sindhu said:
> darnit, your WP ate half of my comment

Sorry about that. I only maintain it very rarely and don’t want to subscribe to some blog service in the cloud. That way I can keep my Software Freedom on the net.

]]> By: sindhu http://bunny.medhas.org/2008/11/28/attend-fossin-get-propietery-software/comment-page-1/#comment-15608 sindhu Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:33:47 +0000 http://bunny.medhas.org/2008/11/28/attend-fossin-get-propietery-software/#comment-15608 darnit, your WP ate half of my comment. I ended the above saying "irony", heh. darnit, your WP ate half of my comment. I ended the above saying “irony”, heh.

]]> By: sindhu http://bunny.medhas.org/2008/11/28/attend-fossin-get-propietery-software/comment-page-1/#comment-15605 sindhu Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:31:07 +0000 http://bunny.medhas.org/2008/11/28/attend-fossin-get-propietery-software/#comment-15605 I was there too. the delegate kit wasn\'t worth it at all. a bunch of lousy openoffice stickers with CDs of \ I was there too. the delegate kit wasn\’t worth it at all. a bunch of lousy openoffice stickers with CDs of \

]]> By: Jayadeep Purushothaman http://bunny.medhas.org/2008/11/28/attend-fossin-get-propietery-software/comment-page-1/#comment-15562 Jayadeep Purushothaman Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:48:59 +0000 http://bunny.medhas.org/2008/11/28/attend-fossin-get-propietery-software/#comment-15562 I was surprised to see vwware out there especially when the focus of the conference was on FOSS "code" - it would have been appropriate to have some organizations that has contributed to the FOSS movement. But I didn't give the CD back, I threw it away after I saw it at home. I was surprised to see vwware out there especially when the focus of the conference was on FOSS “code” – it would have been appropriate to have some organizations that has contributed to the FOSS movement. But I didn’t give the CD back, I threw it away after I saw it at home.

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