[ILUG-Cochin.org] Indian Libre User Group

[Anivar Aravind]

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 7:20 PM, Jos Collin <joscollin at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I hav one more question ... shouldn't we ask Dr RMS to change the name
>> to Free Software to Freedom Software ?
>
> I think "Freedom Software" conveys the meaning. I have seen lot of people
> interpreting "Free Software" wrongly.

English is broken. It cant Differentiate between Free Beer and Free Speech

> They think that it is software, which
> is developed by people who are not interested in Software Business and they
> are developing softwares and giving it to their clients absolutely free of
> cost. I think if we specify "Free Software" somewhere, it should follow
> "Free as in Free Speech, not as in Free Beer".
>
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 7:05 PM, Althaf Backer <althafkbacker at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> well well well ,i hav a serious question , we are for freedom with
>> respect to software field , am i right ? so , even if some one ask abt
>> iLUG ... we must not be forced to explain the meaning .. wht i meant
>> is .. ILUG - indian Libre User Group , Libre with respect to wht ?
>> This particular acronym doesn't implicitly  convey our motive , what
>> we aim at is common ppl and they must understand  out motives without
>> burning their head , its like using the terminal and using  GUI , ppl
>> find it easy to use a mouse than a keyboard ..
>>
>> So my suggestions would be
>> FSUG - Free Software Users Group
>> IGUG - Indian GNU users Group
>>
>> I hav one more question ... shouldn't we ask Dr RMS to change the name
>> to Free Software to Freedom Software ?
>>
>>
>> On 11/20/08, Deepu Joseph <deepu.joseph1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I'm happy that the ILUG acronym has been maintained, but I cant say I
>> > like
>> > the new name much.
>> >
>> > What or who constitutes a "Libre User"? How can anybody be a "user of
>> > freedom"? I dont consider myself an expert in English, but "Indian Libre
>> > User Group" sounds grammatically incorrect as well. Libre is an
>> > adjective,
>> > not a noun. So it can't be a ready replacement for "linux". (though I
>> > may be
>> > wrong about this)
>> >
>> > I can think of at least three people I know who can be convinced that
>> > the
>> > "Indian Libre User Group" is a naxalite group operating in the North
>> > East.
>> > ;P
>> >
>> >>Sameer said:
>> >>the name signifies our commitment to any activity, field
>> >>or movement that follows the principles of truth and freedom.
>> >
>> > So this isnt just about software anymore? Freedom and truth are both
>> > subjective. Are we going to include fields totally unrelated to
>> > computers
>> > and technology within the scope of ILUG?
>> >
>> > Deepu
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> Althaf K Backer
>> Department of Computer Science
>> School Of engineering
>> Cochin University of Science and Technology
>>
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