1. Praseed's OP is about Wine, which is a free software. It is certainly of interest to programmers that windows code (which you have the liberty to release as free software) can be compiled using winelib and executed on Linux. Winelib is an easy way for people to port their software into the *nix world. Thus, I strongly feel that the comments against the OP are baseless and unwarranted.
2. @Jos describes the ethos of a free software supporter as one who not only promotes free software, but also denounces proprietary software. That is the ethos of the FSF, and cannot be generalised to define a "true free software supporter". 3. @Bobinson, take a look at http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrc/script-ed/vol3-2/guadamuz.asp. Might be of interest to you. 4. @Joel Appreciate that your code has been downloaded more than 400 times, but please let's refrain from making ad hominem remarks? On 24 June 2010 17:59, Joel Jose <[email protected]> wrote: > Any one who ignores Windows ( it is a necessary evil ) will be an > impoverished programmer and can harm the aspirations of people who depend > upon them. (our kids,siblings and parents might not share the same zeal > regarding the Free Software movement ) > > haa, so u want to step on 2 boats at the same time... ;P. > > How can we not ignore the institutionalized monopoly who does everything > possible(yeah there are some impossible elements in the universe that > doesn't require a window's license yet..for eg: courage, wisdom and talent > !!) to safeguards its own interest above the user community? There is no > neutral stance here... Either you are in collaboration with the monopoly... > or you not. Simple isnt it..as black and white. > > No one has become impoverished programmer just because he hasn't bought any > stuff that gates sells..infact, you could save urself the trouble of > continous reboots and those stupid BSODs, by switching to a fully baked > release like Debian, instead of a market driven semi-cooked windows. > > > I come for User group meeting ( developer stream ) and has educated > people about writing software for Linux > > so which is the famous GNU project that u have worked for?.. or let me put > it this way.. have you written any code that got downloaded more than 400 > times?? i can show u a lot of mine... > > http://code.google.com/p/bluecon/ > > https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnatsweb > > > > > If the current trend of Microsoft continues, of that of introducing > purposefull bugs and mis-features into its products, so as to harrass the > consumers into buying a new release every year..well.. soon the tables will > be reversed..!! not a matter of hope.. just a matter of time!!. > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Bobinson K B <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have a doubt which is in a way (un)related to the topic. >> >> I am not sure, but is there a clause in GPL variants or AGPL that >> says the license will not be applicable for a certain class of >> software say, software to control nuclear reactors & a GPLed OS >> kernel should not be used on a weapon of mass destruction etc ? >> >> ~ bobinson >> >> -- >> http://freebird.in >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List >> http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ >> http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org >> #[email protected] >> > > > > -- > "it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." > Abraham Lincoln > > _______________________________________________ > Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List > http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ > http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org > #[email protected] >
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