Also for future events there must be a clear policy on sponsors. If we allow one sponsor to bring in a windows laptop ( whether it is SBT or some other big shot.) , there is no point in objecting novell /Microsoft.
Sunil
http://brainstorms.in
On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 12:28 PM, haynes davis <haynesdavis@gmail.com> wrote:i am expecting a day when some one starts asking.. hey where are you
> The anger in the use of proprietary software fsfs.in is open now. But
> I am wondering where were the 'poster boys' who were very active in
> Kochi conference? Why were 'whole sale' dealers of freedom silent? The
> people who alleged cpim-hijack were busy organising fsfs.in that they
> could not see any hijack attempt in Trivandrum. Why did these people
> want to disrupt and ridicule the kochi conference? Now these people
> dont have any shame in using the power of cpim and government to
> promote themselves. The credibility of free software movement is in
> danger due to these people. fsf-i board does not need freedom in the
> fsf-i. They dont need power. But i accuse the board of using the free
> software movement for attaining power. And that too at the expense of
> cpim. Still these people are not ashamed of promoting cpim-hijack
> theory. The personal greed for power and pejudice of these people are
> not doing good to the free software movement.
>
people working? working for a software company that embraces non-free
software.. that which has patents to its credits..
how can you give a talk in a free software conference.. you use gmail
account? a web app thats non-free.. oh no!
there was a recent rms article on compromise..
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/compromise.html
hmm..
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