[ILUG] A possible use for the ILUG's money?

[John P. Looney]

On Thu, Apr 20, 2000 at 01:07:31AM +0100, Paul Jakma mentioned:
> On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, John P. Looney wrote:
> 
>    Yes, I know it's a "Linux show", but if Debian want to go, they should
>   pay for it,
> 
> WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> 
> Are you being serious?
> 
>   or not go, and let the fact that they aren't there be noticed.
>   It's a trade show, not a charity.
> 
> WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> 
> what the fsck are we (linux developers and users) in it for then? I
> thought it was cause we aspire to break away from the inefficiencies
> of the traditional proprietary software model. And replace it with a
> COMMUNITY based software model.

 However, I'm not sure a trade show that has a "no charity" idea is where
Debian should be. That show in particular is a "Making money from Linux"
one.

 It would be nice if the "linux world" was a community driven one. But
it's not - it's a community that has a lot of intellectual property, a lot
of mindshare, and a lot of valuable expertise. Of course people are going
to try and make money off that.

 But Debian whinging that a company that's trying to make money out of
linux should give it something free is whinging. They should just point
out that they are not going, because it's not really there thing (which it
isn't).

Kate

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