Re: [dylug] Re: Tried Firefox ?

Ah, some supporters of my thought. Actually there was this flame-full debate yesterday on undernet's #linux IRC channel and prompted me to post on dylug.

Firefox ad looks stunning. I wonder when I'II get to see such an ad in an Indian newspaper...remember the "Linux is everywhere" ad from IBM last year? I literally jumped seeing it first time on Doordarshan! Any thoughts on repeating the firefox (or Linux) ad stunt in Times of India?

This is the link, debu you were referring to I guess:
http://aseigo.blogspot.com/2004/12/how-to-kill-open-source-on-desktop.html

I _fully_ agree with the author of the above blog. Also theres good discussion following it. One comment says: 

"You've got a valid argument in my view. After all, it's "Build it and they will come", not "Build it in two places, one beside them, and they will eventually visit the other"."

So Vivek, you really think people are going to get attracted to Linux by using firefox? Only time will tell. :)

regs,
AG
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----- Original Message -----
From: Vivek <[email protected]>
Date: Friday, December 17, 2004 9:15 am
Subject: Re: [dylug] Re: Tried Firefox ?

> 
> 
> --- amitgud <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Windows is never going to port anything to Linux, at least not in
> > the
> > near future. Giving people exciting applications (or whats best in
> > this (open source) world) in the environment that they are used to
> > (windows) is something that keeps them from migrating to an open
> > platform and later thinking of actually contributing to it. 
> 
> hey amit , as debs said you have a point there. But i dont think the
> people who are using 'windows' are going to continue to do so just
> coz firefox has been ported to windows. They "little nice innocent
> ppl:-)" are going to do so coz they are either not aware of the
> alternatives ( open source OSs ) or despite knowing them are too lazy
> to shift ( Who moved my cheese ? :-) ).
> 
> Firefox porting to windows is atleast probably going to make them
> aware of the fact that there is a whole different computing world (
> open source ) which exists out there. The quality and success of
> Firefox might wake them up and probably convince them that shifting
> to Linux ( or any other open source OS ) can be a worthwhile
> excercise. I have a strong feeling that Firefox is a harbinger of the
> time to come.
> 
> The Open Source Vs Close Source debate is reaching a peak now ( This
> is a big digression i make here :-)). There are countries who are
> completely turning to Linux ( BRAZIL is a case in point ) , who are
> doing so to get rid of Intellectual Property (IP) laws alltogether.
> More than anything , developing countries need Open source.
> Properiety software is not an option for them just coz of the cost
> involved. If  "Firefox" makes a contribution to that regards ,
> nothing like it. 
> 
> regs , 
> vivek 
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