[Ubuntu-PH] Microsoft's Patent against FOSS

[Jerome Gotangco]

On 5/17/07, Jopes <jofellxcite at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm sorry if I really feel it's OK to discuss it here. I might be violating
> "mailing list rules" because of this post. Anyway, I'm sorry but can I ask
> if there were any rules? Does any of you really feel it's bad to discuss
> this "nonsense" here?

AFAIK when I started the list, there wasn't much thought of what
should be here, since this is after all a community list for Ubuntu
users here in PH. In the bigger Ubuntu lists, we tend to post this
kind of "political" stuff to a list called "Sounder", but there's no
need for such here since its not really a very active list to say the
least.

> Anyway, just going back to the topic. The reason why we **really** need to
> discuss it here instead of Slashdot and other "big" sites is because we need
> to discuss it with the **local scene** in mind. Mr. Allan from Davao asked
> how will it affect our use of FOSS here in the Philippines.

I think its actually a valid question that can be answered, even if
its not directly Ubuntu related.

> Anyway. I'm really sorry if I went political. It's just **my preference** to
> discuss political aspects of FOSS which, **in my idea**, is essential in
> advocating its use. Please kick me off the mailing list if I really sound
> "inappropriate".

Nahh its alright I believe. I have no direct control of this list
anymore (it's now under Zak, but where he is at the moment, I have no
idea). IMO, opinions are pretty much like that - opinions. We just
have to respect each other's opinions though.


-- 
Best,

Jerome Gotangco