Re: Featuring comm sites on ILUGC

["K. Arun" <kar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Sep 06, 1999 at 12:48:30AM +0530, BGa said:
 
 => As long as it is associated with Linux do we really _care_ wether it free 
 => or o/w? More importantly, speculations aside, do we have folks objecting 
	
	Uh-uh, I'm not so sure. This basically boils down to the debate
between the GPL and BSD camps.
 
 => Moreover, if we were to blindly adhere to this, we will have to ignore any 
 => explicitly-non-free work on Linux that is done by a 
 => company/corporate/individual... you see, there are those of us who have to 
 	
	Let me put it this way. Any Linux/free software success story is
a welcome phenomenon. However, if we have these companies contributing
back to the movement, while keeping their commercial interests in mind,
it is going to be that much more relevant.

 => The question is : Does one care? ILUGc is about _us_. We as ilugc want to 
 => promote Linux. Period. Or am I missing a larger issue here?
	
	What does the rest of ilugc have to say about this issue ? 

 => Oh, and I have one more request, I know we do not plan the content of our 
 => meetings ahead, but, coud we put whatever sparse data we have on the agenda 
	
	As much information as is available is being put up.

							-arun

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If you teach your children to like computers and to know how to gamble
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