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<div class="Ih2E3d">..<br><br></div>I was not referring to the Movement, but to the word alternative.<br>Because there is no alternative to freedom. We should use "replacement<br>to proprietary software" rather than "alternative to proprietary<br>
software". There are many alternatives to some Free Software like<br>Thunderbird is an alternative to Evolution or Kontact. But Thunderbird<br>is a replacement to Outlook Express. I hope it is clear now.<br><br>RMS reminds us to be careful about every word we use. Some other words<br>
to be careful about are given here<br><a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html" target="_blank">http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html</a><br>
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<div>Thanks for the link... I still stand on my previous statement.. that u haven't really got what i said.. MORE IMPORTANT THING HERE IS USAGE OF PROP... S/W IN A FREE SOFTWARE CONFERENCE... sidelining this issue shouldn't be done.. THAT YOU HAVE INSULTED RMS BY LETTING SUCH THINGS HAPPEN AT SUCH MEGA PLATFORM.. </div>
<div> </div></div> im surprised to see that.. all those "BOYCOT NOVEL' protests didnot come out..(IM NOT SUPPORTING NOVEL, BUT QUESTIONING THEIR SILENCE ) this time.. why didn't the blogs speak ths time ? why didnot.. the statement come out.. ??? <br clear="all">
<br>-- <br>Thanks & Regards<br>Siddhartha Malempati<br>_________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br><br>"Control over the use of one's ideas really constitutes control over other people's lives; and it is usually used to make their lives more difficult. "<br>
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