www.bochs.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vibhav A. Tekchand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 3:36 PM Subject: Re: [ilugd]: linux power surge
> > Where can i get an emulator to emulate win32 on linux??? i wanna run > some win 32 apps on it.. > > V!bbZ > > On Tue, 1 Oct 2002 15:17:23 +0530, wrote: > >Hi Mithun..! > > Is the RH 8.0 downloadable ? Can u please suggest which site > consits of the > >8.0 Linux version..? > > > > > >With thanx and regards, > >Ramki kvv. > > > > > > > > > >LinuxLingam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 10/01/2002 01:49:10 PM > > > >Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (bcc: Veera R Koduri/HSS) > > > >Subject: [ilugd]: linux power surge > > > > > > > > > >amazing factoid: > > > >linux-delhi experienced a power surge in the month of september > 2002. > >from a scant 29 new members in august, linux-delhi touched a > mind-blowing 126 > >new members in the 30 days of september. > > > >and linux-delhi has touched a total of 879 members. > > > >the credit goes to the gnulinux phenomenon that is gathering storm > worldwide : > > > >* governments are looking at the vision of freedom-based software > and its > >impact not just on eGovernance, but on people, end-users, and all > aspects of > >society. > > > >* enterprises and large corporations have firmly planted gnulinux at > the > >server-side of their solutions. > > > >* security concerns, that have shaken microsoft and other > proprietory/closed > >software vendors, have fuelled further interest in the operating > system that > >astoundingly can be secure and safe in plain-view of the code. > > > >* companies like ibm and oracle splashed huge ads and promotions > centring > >around gnulinux and its core competitive advantages. example: > oracle's > >unbreakable linux campaign. > > > >* the media has given favourable and significant coverage to the > movement. > >time, newsweek, the new york times, and all leading newspapers and > magazines > >worldwide have contributed their editorial space. > > > >* people have started questioning the basic premise of Return on > Investment > >(RoI) on software. > > > >* after watching for nearly a decade and a half, people have grown > wiser to > >the sometimes murky or buggy technologies, strategies, hype, > vaporware, etc > >of commercial software: people are voting with their downloads and > their > >wallets: don't take customers for a ride. thankfully, the cardinal > rule of > >business still stays alive in the monopoly-driven world of software: > the > >customer, unfortunately, is still king! > > > >* education is embracing the vision of freedom-based software in a > big way > >worldwide. > > > >* some governments like china etc are even working on developing > alternative > >operating systems of their own. > > > >* computer bookshops across india have started stocking up on > gnulinux books. > >i have even noticed them in general bookshops. > > > >* the OS and the movement itself has matured greatly. from the > single vision > >of richard stallman, the movement has grown so big that even the > free > >software foundation officially recognizes that it needs more people > and > >individuals to be its spokesperson (check out the related story). > > > >in india, bangalore still leads the gnulinux movement, and its > >linux-bangalore chapter has a record number of members and > activities. > >however, exact numbers and stats are difficult to come by, unlike > delhi. > > > >i hope linux-delhi too becomes a major tour de force. and you can > do your > >bit to make a dent in the universe: > > > >1) spread the word among your friends, neighbours, colleagues. give > them free > >copies of knoppix, your favourite freedom-based gnulinux > distribution. > > > >2) talk to them about the advantages it has over > commercial/propreitory > >software. > > > >3) you could even seed openoffice on other platforms by just giving > it away. > > > >4) let's meet more often on our get-togethers with clear-cut > agendas. > > > >i dream of the day when we can touch nearly 1,000 new members every > month, > >and have weekly linux-meetings based around special interest groups > (SIGs) in > >larger venues, with about 100 to 200 attendees each week. > > > >if you believe in the power of the gnu vision, then moving from > circa 4 new > >members a day to 35 to 40 a day is not only possible, but long > overdue. > > > >.. . . > > > >who knows, maybe over time linux may disappear in the sands of > silicon as > >well, succeeded by the next wave in computing. > > > >but for me personally, > >the journey is the reward. > > > >LL > > > > ================================================ > >To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > unsubscribe in subject > >header. 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