On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 13:22:53 +0530 (IST), Philip Tellis philip.tellis@gmx.net wrote:
Sometime on Aug 21, Vivek J.Patankar assembled some asciibets to say:
I don't think so. Google uses open source software. Probably it's just their way of expressing what they feel about the entire SCO issue.
A lot of people "use" open source software. How many contribute?
Using can also mean contributing indirectly and passively. Don't believe me. Sample this.
Friend/Colleague: Hey whats that cool theme you have got ??
me/you: It's KDE on Linux with some customisations. Looks cool huh ?? looks at this cool stuff <your fav eye candy trick here>
Friend/Colleague(Stumped): Cool. You can never do such stuff on Windows.
me/you: Yeah Windows cannot <bad mouth windows ;)>. Linux can <your Fav Linux plugs here :)>
Friend/Colleague: Hmm. I have been an idiot all this while (most people will admit this though in more subtle ways). Can you help me install Linux on my desktop ?? I want to give it a try.
me/you: why not ?? (ha ha yet another convert Hurray !!! :)
<wishful thinking> Hopefully some of these guys will contribute back. </wishful thinking>
--> Vinayak Hegde