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Dear Friends on the Readers List You might have noticed two unusual facts about the Reader List in recent days. 1. That you did not receive any mails from the...
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Hello fellow-members, Here's an article which was published in the edit page of "Deccan Herald" of Bangalore, recently. I feel this article would interest...
nssr@...
Nov 15, 2002 8:56 am
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Dear bytesforall_readers Member: I am writing to you in regards to an upcoming international sustainable development conference in June, 2003. The conference...
dear readers, A fact finding mission to Afghanistan has resulted in a 39 page report on media, radio and the potential for community radio in Afghanistan. ...
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Nov 15, 2002 8:57 am
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From: E.W.M.Rommes@... Subject: Final Call for Papers: Amsterdam Symposium 'Gender and ICT' The Dutch Gender and Technology Association is pleased...
jo
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Nov 15, 2002 8:58 am
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Why Linux is a desktop dud Don Soegaard, Special to ZDNet India, November 15, 2002 Source: ...
DEAR PARTHA I share your concerns.. I may have some mails during the transition period . Do you want me to send it? Mohan das ... From: "parthadhaka"...
MOHANDAS
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Nov 16, 2002 8:43 am
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Subject: Gates gives $100m to fight HIV, $421m to fight Linux By Thomas C Greene in Washington Posted: 13/11/2002 at 04:22 GMT We do hate to rain on a...
This diatribe seems to be making it's way to various listserves. I doubt that Bill Gates is doing these things just to fight Linux. The question of what...
Alfred Bork
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Nov 17, 2002 12:26 pm
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Gates gives $100m to fight HIV, $421m to fight Linux Friends Subject: Gates gives $100m to fight HIV, $421m to fight Linux By Thomas C Greene in Washington ...
MOHANDAS
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Nov 17, 2002 12:27 pm
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... I wonder what the secretary meant by that - probably shows his next-to-nothing understanding of the concept of Open source. Open Source /Free Software...
Rahul
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Nov 17, 2002 5:46 pm
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I wonder why is it 421 million and not 420. :-) ... From: MOHANDAS [mailto:mohandasnk@...] Sent: 17 November 2002 11:21 To:...
Well done Rahul. Mr Gates is a smart guy indeed. While he did promote his business interests he made people here believe he is here on a mission of charity....
Subbiah Arunachalam
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Nov 18, 2002 10:56 am
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"I doubt that Bill Gates is doing these things just to fight Linux." says Prof. Alfred Bork. What else could be the motivation? Arun ... From: Alfred Bork...
Subbiah Arunachalam
arun@...
Nov 18, 2002 10:56 am
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Hi, Dataquest has an article on indian languages computing scene. Read full article at http://www.dqindia.com/content/top_stories/102110901.asp ... 620 million...
Hey Bytes_for_all readers, Could anyone tell me the exact differences between Free Software and Open Source software.. All i know is that there is a difference...
Hi, Everybody there. We have come up with a Monthly Magz. (Print Media) by name “Software Freedom”. It is been publish from Dehra Dun. In case you...
sharad kukreti
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Nov 18, 2002 12:45 pm
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Following mail was forwarded by Steve Cisler at Global CN list and it was a nice summary of the Global CN event in Montreal this October. I understand many of...
Interest in people? Other reasons? I am amazed that so much negativism is generalted about this on this list. As I keep saying, the choice of an operating...
Alfred Bork
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Nov 19, 2002 6:41 am
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... And that is probably the main difference. In the background, and very simply told, lies the 'ideological' difference between Stallman/ Free Software & Eric...
Patrice Riemens
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Nov 19, 2002 6:41 am
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/28155.html MS exec rattles sabre, suggests Linux could infringe patents By John Lettice Posted: 18/11/2002 at 15:58 GMT ...
sunil
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Nov 19, 2002 6:42 am
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http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/11/16/1037080963219.html Critics draw Linux in the sand over Microsoft By Adam Turner November 19 2002 Australia's...
sunil
sunil@...
Nov 19, 2002 6:43 am
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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?artid=28449580&sType=1 Japan may drop Windows to boost security REUTERS [ SATURDAY,...
sunil
sunil@...
Nov 19, 2002 6:45 am
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Tux Fights Bux for the Soul of India Message-ID: <WorldClient-F200211191218.AA18190005@...> X-Mailer: WorldClient 6.0.3 X-MDRemoteIP: 127.0.0.1 ...
sunil
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Nov 19, 2002 7:12 am
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"As I keep saying, the choice of an operating system has very little to do with solving the problems of learning." The primary interest of the donor is not in...
Subbiah Arunachalam
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Nov 19, 2002 7:24 am
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The choice of an operating system , cheaper, could raise the level of education of the poorest , who then could better learn the dangers of hiv, got it ? ...
