Re: [LI] ilug-cochin minutes for Jan 2000

[Atul Chitnis <achitnis@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, Shanker Balan wrote:

> - To use *free* distributions like Debian not *closed* distros like RHL
> - The relevance of free software and proprietary software
> - All software should be free
> - PCQ pushing *only* RHL is detrimental to the interests of the Indian
> Linux community
> - Whether Linux is really ready for the Desktop
> - RedHat: Darth Vader of the Linux world
> - Debian: Luke Skywalker of the Linux world
> - Linux India list being a RHL centric and un-friendly to non-RHL users

Wow! No prizes for guessing who was dominating the show there!

Such bigotism certainly won't do Linux (or Debian for that matter) any
good at all.

Really sad to see this - especially from a state that prides itself on
100% literacy! Openmindedness is quite evidently not included in the
package with some people.

Oh BTW - according to this person, who am I? Darth Maul? ;-)

Atul


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