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. <br><br>
Sunil<br><a href="http://brainstorms.in">http://brainstorms.in</a> <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 1:22 PM, ம. ஸ்ரீ ராமதாஸ்|Sri Ramadoss M <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:amachu@ubuntu.com">amachu@ubuntu.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="Ih2E3d">On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 12:28 PM, haynes davis <<a href="mailto:haynesdavis@gmail.com">haynesdavis@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> The anger in the use of proprietary software <a href="http://fsfs.in" target="_blank">fsfs.in</a> is open now. But<br>
> I am wondering where were the 'poster boys' who were very active in<br>
> Kochi conference? Why were 'whole sale' dealers of freedom silent? The<br>
> people who alleged cpim-hijack were busy organising <a href="http://fsfs.in" target="_blank">fsfs.in</a> that they<br>
> could not see any hijack attempt in Trivandrum. Why did these people<br>
> want to disrupt and ridicule the kochi conference? Now these people<br>
> dont have any shame in using the power of cpim and government to<br>
> promote themselves. The credibility of free software movement is in<br>
> danger due to these people. fsf-i board does not need freedom in the<br>
> fsf-i. They dont need power. But i accuse the board of using the free<br>
> software movement for attaining power. And that too at the expense of<br>
> cpim. Still these people are not ashamed of promoting cpim-hijack<br>
> theory. The personal greed for power and pejudice of these people are<br>
> not doing good to the free software movement.<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>i am expecting a day when some one starts asking.. hey where are you<br>
people working? working for a software company that embraces non-free<br>
software.. that which has patents to its credits..<br>
<br>
how can you give a talk in a free software conference.. you use gmail<br>
account? a web app thats non-free.. oh no!<br>
<br>
there was a recent rms article on compromise..<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/compromise.html" target="_blank">http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/compromise.html</a><br>
<br>
hmm..<br>
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