[PLUG] Why I won't be speaking at FOSSsumMIT 2104

[Sudhanwa Jogalekar]

On Dec 6, 2014 2:22 AM, "Abhijit Bhopatkar" <bain at devslashzero.com> wrote:
>
> Little late reply but my two cents...
>
> Tools are tools are tools... computers and OS's are tools.

> Don't ban paper and pen because they are not strictly FOSS projects ...
get
> my point?
>

If anyone is ready to take up a bonded labour job?
Job is just a tool for making your living.
A tool is a tool is a tool.

Got the point.

> On 1 August 2014 at 14:27, ThinRhino <thinrhino at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Folks,
> >
> > I was scheduled to give a talk at FOSSsumMIT 2104, but I was asked to
use
> > a Open
> > Source License compliant operating system to give the talk. I have
blogged
> > about
> > it in detail here -> http://adityalaghate.in/no-to-symbolism.html
> >
> > The reason, I invoke this thread / discussion is that this happened to
me
> > at two
> > conferences and the common denominator was PLUG. I used be an active
> > member of
> > the list in it's heydays.
> >
> > I have used linux as my primary operating system ever since Redhat 6
> > (prior to
> > it being split into Fedora & RHEL). Used openSuse, debian & ubuntu over
the
> > years. About 3 years back I moved to using a macbook pro, running OS X.
> > This is
> > my primary OS. I regularly work on projects, which utilise Linux based
> > servers,
> > so even today, I spent a good amount of time working with Linux.
> >
> > I am not a nerd or nor a geek, but somebody, who loves to play &
> > experiment with
> > technology.  Having spent a good amount of my time (close to 10-12
years)
> > with
> > Linux on various hardwares I am fully aware of the challenges the
GNU/Linux
> > ecosystem can throw at you. I used to love solving those challenges
> > earlier. Now
> > it just frustrates me.
> >
> > Today, I prefer to work with a system that 'just works' & I can
> > concentrate on
> > utilising Open Source Licensed tool chains and applications to do my
work.
> >
> > I have not been able to understand the insistence by members of PLUG to
> > use open
> > source licensed OS for my presentation. My talk was titled, 'Data
Analysis
> > using
> > Python & Pandas'.
> >
> > If PLUG can make clear of it's stand it will be great.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Regards
> > Aditya Laghate
> >
> > PS: This email was composed using VIM, sent via MUTT & MSMTP (all OSS)
> >
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