Re: (Was Re: Formal Member Registration)

["Indranil Das Gupta" <indradg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> From: Sthitaprajna <sthitaprajna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: linux-india-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: (Was Re: [LIG] Formal Member Registration)
> Date: Monday, May 29, 2000 11:56 PM
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> On Mon, May 29, 2000 at 01:09:58PM +0530, Indranil Das Gupta wrote:
> 
> > GPL is bad. Sure... GPL does make things a little difficult for
> > ppl/organisations trying to commercially exploit the potentials of
> > Linux...
> 
> What is wrong with "commercially trying to exploit the potential of 
> Linux"? 

I never said it was bad... I do the same all the time these day...:)

> I don't see how using FreeBSD dissociates anyone from the open source

> model. 99% of what you use with Linux and FBSD is the same stuff. 
> Both use the GNU software that comes for free. The only difference is

> the kernel. 

You are missing the point, I was talking of the license models, and
that I didn't agree to the point which Arun made about their being no
community or movement.

> PS: Indro, could you please set you MUA to wrap long lines, to 
> something like 72-76 chars. My prog here has problems handling the 
> loooong lines;-)

you are a fine one to talk...  after all that talk of chosing and using
a s/w that does the job best should be the proper criteria, u ask me to
set __my__ MUA!!!??? ;-)
anyway consider it done *grins*

cheers,
--Indra.