On 12/6/06, Andy Sy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What other reason would there be to write a piece of software?
To spread a political idea? I'm afraid a piece of software
written with that primary goal in mind is not likely to be
very succesful.
Case-in-point: There was an extremely annoying and
On 12/6/06, Andy Sy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
A 'commie', however, would be someone who believes that the
above is NOT ok solely out of "principle". And if you don't
believe Stallman and Co. are of this mindset, you are either
being deliberately dishonest or you fail to read their
manifestos pr
On 12/5/06, Andy Sy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You definitely sound like someone who has been drinking the
Richard Stallman Kool-Aid. I DO NOT choose a tool because of its
license, I choose it because it is practical and fits my
needs.
Oh c'mon man, you can do better than that can you? I could
On 12/5/06, Andy Sy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Rage Callao wrote:
> Your reality is not my reality. Open source is not about the
> appropriateness
> of any particular tool but the freedom to use the tools. Check out
> http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php
You definitely sound like someo
China is going Linux all the way but it is behind the Great Firewall of China, meanwhile proprietary softwares are protected by international trade treaties like GATT, Apec, Nafta, Afta etc, thats why BSA is around.
thadOn 8/8/06, Rogelio Serrano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 8/7/06, Peter Santiag
On 8/7/06, Peter Santiago <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Rogelio Serrano wrote:
> On 8/7/06, John Peter Loh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> On 8/7/06, Rogelio Serrano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > Independence is not about cutting ties with the US at all. Its showing
>> > the capability to do w
On 8/7/06, Peter Santiago <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This topic is going way off tangent. Whether the open source bill will
be good or bad, I don't know (one has to check the bunch of legalese
they will put in). For me, it's a question of whether or not use the
appropriate tool for the job. It
On 8/7/06, John Peter Loh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 8/7/06, Rogelio Serrano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Independence is not about cutting ties with the US at all. Its showing
> the capability to do what we want to anybody.
That doesn't sound right.
First result from define:independence
>
On 8/7/06, Rogelio Serrano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Independence is not about cutting ties with the US at all. Its showingthe capability to do what we want to anybody.That doesn't sound right.First result from define:independence
freedom from control or influence of another or others -- John Pe
On 8/6/06, Tata Dano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >From Manila Standard.
>
> "1. The country can reduce reliance and spending on imports. Most
> proprietary operating systems and business applications come from the
> United States, and developing countries such as the Philippines end up
> import
On 8/6/06, Tata Dano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Its because we are tuta by this imperialist US...susunod sunod lang tayo sa
gusto nila dahil hawak tayo economically and politically. Well, its just my
personal opinion based on all the research and readings that i have.
I dunno about this, but
>From Manila Standard."1. The country can reduce reliance and spending on imports. Most
proprietary operating systems and business applications come from theUnited States, and developing countries such as the Philippines end upimporting millions of dollars worth of software licenses. On the other
h
On 7/26/06, Rogelio Serrano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 7/27/06, thad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> Stallman is the no1 supporter of Chavez in US, just read read his blog. InWTF> fact he even endorse to to fill in gas at Citgo, one of the biggest
> distributor of gas here in US, owned by Venez
On 8/4/06, Kenneth P. Oncinian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Sorry. I dont know how this happened, really.
This is not the email that I replied to.
Either my eyes played trick on me or I have found
a zimbra bug.
No, your previous message is very apt.
Talk about this open source bill presupposes
On Fri, 2006-08-04 at 12:16 +0800, Rogelio Serrano wrote:
> >From Manila Standard.
>
> "1. The country can reduce reliance and spending on imports. Most
> proprietary operating systems and business applications come from the
> United States, and developing countries such as the Philippines end up
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From: Kenneth P. Oncinian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Philippine Linux Users' Group Technical Discussion List
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2006 1:08:55 PM GMT-0200
Subject: Re: [plug] Open source bill – it’s about time
alis ako ng 1:25 eksakto
Kenneth P. Oncinian
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so what's anti-american in this statement?
"1. The country can reduce reliance and spending on imports. Mostproprietary operating systems and business applications come from theUnited States, and developing countries such as the Philippines end up
importing millions of dollars worth of software lic
4, 2006 12:16:14 PM GMT-0200
Subject: Re: [plug] Open source bill – it’s about time
On 8/4/06, Junix Gaspar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> On 7/27/06, Rogelio Serrano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 7/27/06, thad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
On 8/4/06, Junix Gaspar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 7/27/06, Rogelio Serrano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 7/27/06, thad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Stallman is the no1 supporter of Chavez in US, just read read his blog.
In
>
> WTF
???
> > fact he even endorse to to fill in gas a
On 7/27/06, Rogelio Serrano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 7/27/06, thad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> Stallman is the no1 supporter of Chavez in US, just read read his blog. InWTF???
> fact he even endorse to to fill in gas at Citgo, one of the biggest
> distributor of gas here in US, owned by
On 7/27/06, Dax Cordova <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
i think the bill is in the making already becase ive heard some company is helping that congressman already. hope it comes out soon enough
some company? who are these company or companies? what are their line of business? vested interest? self ser
i think the bill is in the making already becase ive heard some company is helping that congressman already. hope it comes out soon enough
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On 7/27/06, thad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Stallman is the no1 supporter of Chavez in US, just read read his blog. In
WTF
fact he even endorse to to fill in gas at Citgo, one of the biggest
distributor of gas here in US, owned by Venezuela which Chavez nationalized.
Is it anti-american-
Stallman is the no1 supporter of Chavez in US, just read read his blog. In fact he even endorse to to fill in gas at Citgo, one of the biggest distributor of gas here in US, owned by Venezuela which Chavez nationalized. Is it anti-american--- this is all but FUD. Look at Fortune top 500 companies
On 7/27/06, Jun Salen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
There are discussion regarding this topic from last
few threads. There is already one congressman that may
start to propose a first bill regarding OSS. Please
read Manila Standard
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business06_july25_2006
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