[Reader-list] Richard Stallman in Calcutta

[Jassim Ali]

Are we still talking abt Openware ?

If so ..

I guess the maxim that 'something is better than nothing'  rules here much
more than anywhere ...

Unfortunately Openware sw tends to be more oriented towards the 'evolved'
userbase than to the entry level users .....

As long as issues like ubiquity and distribution are tackled by the govt and
the education sector, openware could still 'whack the shit' out of the
'Genetically modified seeds' .......

And in case we are talking about the HY seeds issue ....

Then...

As long as critical issues like sustainability,environmental safety etc are
taken care off.....

Doesnt matter who makes the seeds...
rem even the monsanto-est of the monsanto's need a richer farmer to buy the
seeds again and again and again .......

cheers
j

On 8/22/06, Yogesh Girdhar <machine at zerosofzeta.com> wrote:
>
> Yes
> those genetically modified high-yeielding seeds from US are also far
> more accessible and easy to grow. But the problem is .. seeds from the
> crop you get are not fertile. Does that mean all the farmers in india
> should start usign those seeds?
>
> -yogi
>
>
> On 8/16/06, Jassim Ali <jassim.ali at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Completely agree here with Kiran,
> > and a possible reason for the low activity levels in open source could
> be
> > that talent prefers the security and comfort of a cushy job in a tech
> firm
> > than percieved software activism .....
> > and come to think of it...whatever be the reason pirated windows is far
> more
> > accessible and easier to pickup than opensource ;-)
> >
> > jassim
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8/16/06, Kiran Jonnalagadda <jace at pobox.com> wrote:
> > >
> >  On 14-Aug-06, at 5:15 PM, Yogi wrote:
> >
> > > I am really surprised by the fact that despite all this noise about
> > > India and its large number of programmers; open source movement in
> > > india is non-existant. This is a sign that all these programmer are
> > > nothing more than coding monkeys.. who do not understand anything more
> > > than whats immediately before their eyes.
> >
> > Isn't that a gross generalisation? Shouldn't you instead be examining
> > the causes for this apparent non-existence, or, blasphemous as this
> > may sound, whether open source in its current form has any relevance
> > for India at all?
> >
> > --
> > Kiran Jonnalagadda
> > http://jace.seacrow.com/
> >
> >
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Jassim Ali

Revolutionist / Poet/ Manager / Prisoner / Escape-artist /
Acrobat / Weaver / Rain Maker / Bio-scope Wallah !

Strategic Planning & Business Development
OMD Digital
Al Thuraya Tower, 19th Floor
Dubai Media City
PO Box 121428, Dubai, UAE

Mobile:       +97150 3425980
Telephone: +9714 360 4182 (direct)
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