[Ubuntu-BD] FYI: DOEL laptop (TSS) is looking for software developers for ubuntu

[Aniruddha Adhikary]

I think we are getting really off topic. Hoping to discuss about this soon.

On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 10:13 PM, maSnun <mailbox at masnun.me> wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 9:52 PM, Aniruddha Adhikary
> <aniruddha at adhikary.net>wrote:
>
> > maSnun, I think you haven't understood my point. Dreamspark is also
> another
> > business trap. As students get adopted to Microsoft Technology, they will
> > recommend Microsoft Software to their boss for their organization. So
> what
> > will happen? All the students coming out of universities having
> "Dreamspark
> > Software" is basically a very handy tool to Microsoft for controlling the
> > entire business software economy.
> >
>
> OK, I think I got your points but you're totally misled. Microsoft is just
> giving software free. Are they asking or forcing people to use their
> software **ONLY** ? Yes, I understand they have strategical advantage from
> Dreamspark, but you're free to choose. That's what I mentioned in my email,
> no?
>
> Now be practical and look at the CS syllabus of different CS schools. They
> have started covering .NET and MS technologies even before MS started MSDN
> AA and Dreamspark. And still, in most universities, the situation is the
> same. So, people are already trapped in MS's monopoly. Dreamspark has
> nothing to do with it. And as long as Microsoft holds the place for the
> largest vendor of desktop software, I don't see any change in the
> situation.
>
>
> Look at LAMP. People are learning PHP on their own because LAMP has a huge
> market in the industry. People are not idiots. They shall dump MS
> technologies and learn open source technologies if they feel they have more
> jobs. So, what you're suggesting is not solely true.
>
> But you're getting off topic. I talked about MSDN AA and Dreamspark because
> you wrote:
>
> Microsoft never does anything for "NOBLE" reasons. If they approve using MS
> > Windows on the notebooks, students (the future of our country) will get
> > used
> > to it and in the future (after 2013) they would have to buy original
> > versions of Windows because of their "windows-dependent syndrome".
> >
>
>  Can you please explain why students shall have to buy genuine Windows
> after
> 2013?
>
>
> >
> > I don't say I hate proprietary software. In fact, the software industry
> > wouldn't have evolved into such developed conditions without it. I didn't
> > say, "I hate Apple" or  "I hate Adobe". I basically hate the Microsoft
> > dudes
> > because they are playing DIRTY games with us students and wants to get a
> > monopoly over the software industry.
> >
>
>  If you were a Microsoft dude, you would have done the same. This is
> business and this is perfectly ethical. In the capitalist economy, I do
> have
> the right to skim the market. There is a special term in business - "blue
> ocean". It dictates successful organizations always try to create
> uncontested markets and exploit the monopoly.
>
> But talking about Microsoft, Apple is the most evil company, not Microsoft.
>
> Anyway, I hate to talk about anything other than Ubuntu in this mailing
> list. But I hate even more when I see people serving distorted information
> or making illogical statement. I request you to please explain why students
> will be in trouble after 2013 and we can stop bragging about MS in this
> thread!
>
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> ***Abu Ashraf Masnun | Web Application Engineer | http://masnun.com**
> *
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