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Linux thrives in left-leaning Kerala
NewsForge ^ | August 26, 2005 | Sreelakshmi Haridas

Posted on 08/27/2005 2:23:40 PM PDT by Golden Eagle

Kerala, a tiny coastal state in south India, is a site of significant popularity of free software and GNU/Linux. What lessons can Kerala teach other areas about using free and open source software?

Kerala, as a state, is strongly grounded in principles of socialism. Most of the educated middle class is leftist, at least in principle. The state is credited with a near 100% literacy rate and better social statistics than most of the rest of the country. And all this is reflected in a spirit among the people to question any decision imposed on them. They resent lack of choices, and by extension, oppose monopolies. What better fuel for an open source/free software movement to thrive on than a society like this?

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Comment #61 Removed by Moderator

To: SolarisRocks
How do you feel about Microsoft opening the source to a large portion of .Net and C#?

Opening up code can impact security, both positively and negatively depending on circumstance, but outside of those issues I don't mind anyone opening code up for review, only. What I absolutely don't believe in is GPL licensing of that code as designed by leftist fanatic Richard Stallman, especially if that software is nothing more than a freeware clone of an already existing commercial product, that then ends up stealing business from the US when these foreign governments then standardize on the clone. So using your example, I am extremely opposed to the freeware fake of .NET called "Mono".

62 posted on 08/27/2005 3:14:19 PM PDT by Golden Eagle
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To: Prime Choice
Thus, the onus of proof is on you...not me.

Okay, so basically your posting has no basis in fact, just a biased attempt to make one company look bad ... that's fine.  Let's move on.

63 posted on 08/27/2005 3:15:35 PM PDT by softwarecreator
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To: softwarecreator

If that's what you have to tell yourself to feel better about having no supporting evidence for your initial claim, then that's fine. You move on...but everyone else here will remember.


66 posted on 08/27/2005 3:18:19 PM PDT by Prime Choice (E=mc^3. Don't drink and derive.)
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To: bigdavediode
CISCO helped greatly to build the great firewall of china which helps to censor what they can see and read!

WRONG. Cisco sold the product. They had no control over how the Chinese Communists configured it. Microsoft, on the other hand, altered their product to accommodate the Communist tyrants.

Please at least try to comprehend the issue.

68 posted on 08/27/2005 3:19:56 PM PDT by Prime Choice (E=mc^3. Don't drink and derive.)
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To: SolarisRocks
What requirements are you referring to?

The DNC's attempts at legislating requirements for our various government offices to use only open source software. Thankfully none have so far passed (that I know of), and were at least watered down by republicans to say they only must consider open source, but are not required by law to use it. But even requiring them to consider it, in every instance of software deployment, is poor legislation in my opinion.

69 posted on 08/27/2005 3:20:47 PM PDT by Golden Eagle
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To: bigdavediode
Like Coulter says, they're all cowards and traitors anyway.

Yes, but she didn't register here ... and on the same day make calls to murder millions of people.

People here at the Free Republic DO NOT call for liberals to be KILLED, no matter what places like Democratic Underground say.  Move to Canada maybe, but not killed.

Posting stuff like that makes the good people of FR look bad and that makes you look like a cowardly DU troll.

This is not the right way to spend your first day at Free republic.

70 posted on 08/27/2005 3:20:52 PM PDT by softwarecreator
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To: Prime Choice
Remember what PC?  That you made a claim that you won't back up?  Okay.  I guess they will remember.
71 posted on 08/27/2005 3:22:11 PM PDT by softwarecreator
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To: softwarecreator
Remember what PC?

Exactly.

73 posted on 08/27/2005 3:24:43 PM PDT by Prime Choice (E=mc^3. Don't drink and derive.)
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To: Prime Choice
Microsoft, on the other hand, altered their product to accommodate the Communist tyrants. Please at least try to comprehend the issue.

Everyone understands the issue with you just fine, being that you're emotionally incapable of discusing these issues due to your psychotic fixation on all things Micosoft. This is just another example, as in this specific case, both Google and Yahoo were already censoring information before Microsoft ever did.

Bottom line, despite your obvious obsession, this discussion is not specifically always and only about Microsoft. It's about the open source threat to all propritary software, and how communist governments abroud and "useful idiots" here in the US are making that threat real. Maybe one day a light will go off and you'll finally be capable of mature adult conversation on the matter. But so far, it doesn't look like it.

74 posted on 08/27/2005 3:29:24 PM PDT by Golden Eagle
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To: birbear
do the BBS thing back in the day?

Back to 300 baud, but more to share photos than free software. The only software I usually lusted after were new comm apps out of a desire for greater performance. And no, I sure don't miss those days!

75 posted on 08/27/2005 3:41:48 PM PDT by Golden Eagle
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To: Golden Eagle

Oh calm down, little man. Get a grip on yourself.


76 posted on 08/27/2005 4:02:32 PM PDT by Prime Choice (E=mc^3. Don't drink and derive.)
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To: Prime Choice

Go ahead, make an even bigger fool of yourself if you like. But there's no denying that's exactly what you just did.


77 posted on 08/27/2005 4:13:57 PM PDT by Golden Eagle
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To: Golden Eagle

ROTFLOL! What color is the sky in your world, nutbar?


78 posted on 08/27/2005 4:19:10 PM PDT by Prime Choice (E=mc^3. Don't drink and derive.)
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To: Prime Choice

Why don't you just do us all a favor, and move to Kerala? Sounds like you would fit in perfectly well, and should be much, much happier to be surrounded by those of like thinking.


79 posted on 08/27/2005 4:25:07 PM PDT by Golden Eagle
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To: Golden Eagle
My concern is governments who pass laws requiring it's use, like China, Cuba, Vietnam, and others.

And what concern is it to you or anyone else not living these countries? Not like it's our business to begin with.

Unfortunately, the DNC is trying the same there here in select areas of the US, thankfully they've so far been stopped, but many aren't even aware that they're trying.

And you worry about something as ineffectual as the DNC? The reasons for its adoption have nothing to do with moonbats. Though their championing it irritates me no end. It forces Microsoft and others to lower prices and compete. This is a "good thing".

80 posted on 08/27/2005 4:26:51 PM PDT by ExDemSince92
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