On Dec 6, 2014 2:22 AM, "Abhijit Bhopatkar" <b...@devslashzero.com> wrote: > > Little late reply but my two cents... > > Tools are tools are tools... computers and OS's are tools.
> Don't ban paper and pen because they are not strictly FOSS projects ... get > my point? > If anyone is ready to take up a bonded labour job? Job is just a tool for making your living. A tool is a tool is a tool. Got the point. > On 1 August 2014 at 14:27, ThinRhino <thinrh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Folks, > > > > I was scheduled to give a talk at FOSSsumMIT 2104, but I was asked to use > > a Open > > Source License compliant operating system to give the talk. I have blogged > > about > > it in detail here -> http://adityalaghate.in/no-to-symbolism.html > > > > The reason, I invoke this thread / discussion is that this happened to me > > at two > > conferences and the common denominator was PLUG. I used be an active > > member of > > the list in it's heydays. > > > > I have used linux as my primary operating system ever since Redhat 6 > > (prior to > > it being split into Fedora & RHEL). Used openSuse, debian & ubuntu over the > > years. About 3 years back I moved to using a macbook pro, running OS X. > > This is > > my primary OS. I regularly work on projects, which utilise Linux based > > servers, > > so even today, I spent a good amount of time working with Linux. > > > > I am not a nerd or nor a geek, but somebody, who loves to play & > > experiment with > > technology. Having spent a good amount of my time (close to 10-12 years) > > with > > Linux on various hardwares I am fully aware of the challenges the GNU/Linux > > ecosystem can throw at you. I used to love solving those challenges > > earlier. Now > > it just frustrates me. > > > > Today, I prefer to work with a system that 'just works' & I can > > concentrate on > > utilising Open Source Licensed tool chains and applications to do my work. > > > > I have not been able to understand the insistence by members of PLUG to > > use open > > source licensed OS for my presentation. My talk was titled, 'Data Analysis > > using > > Python & Pandas'. > > > > If PLUG can make clear of it's stand it will be great. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Regards > > Aditya Laghate > > > > PS: This email was composed using VIM, sent via MUTT & MSMTP (all OSS) > > > > _______________________________________ > > Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List > > > _______________________________________ > Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List _______________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List
