Tamil Linux and Sujatha
by வெங்கட் • December 14, 2003 • அறிவியல்/நுட்பம் • 0 Comments
This weekend had been hectic. I am now writing an essay about writer Sujatha Rangarajan’s on Tamil Linux. For now, here is my mail to my friends in Tamil Linux Community, enclosing the disappointing, curt response from Sujatha.
More will follow soon. Hello all,
After a long wait and a series of persuasive emails through TamilPC project, his personal contacts and finally directly to him, I received the following one line curt reply to my long email seeking to clarify the miscommunication. With his abundant access to the popular media, it is very simple and easy for him to have just made one statement, acknowledging the valuable contributions of volunteers in various Tamil Linux, Open Source, Free Software projects. His brushing aside the whole community is really very disappointing. My image about him is crumbling.
I now get a feeling that this, after all, is not miscommunication, but a willing abuse of his powers in the media for self promotion. So, we are left with no choice but to call the bluff.
I hate to do this, but we are now left with no choice. I am now preparing an essay to be forwarded to popular tamil media. As is always our practice, I will send the beta version of my essay to some pioneers here to get the feedback before we release to the public.
I have decided not to publicize my original letter to him, as people may read it wrong and use it for a personal attack on him/his project. Our aim, after all, is to motivate people in the real ideals that we believe is good for our society.
anpudan
venkat
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S.Rangarajan wrote:
your long letter has been abswered see the FAQ
Sujatha
—– Original Message —–
From: V. Venkataramanan
To : Sujatha
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 7:23 AM
Subject: Tamil PC Project
> Dear Mr. Sujatha,
>
> A few days back, I tried sending this letter to you through Tamil PC
> group email. I was informed by Mr. Shashidhar that indeed was forwarded
> to your attention. As I still do not get either a direct response or in
> any popular media, I am apprehensive of it having reached you. There was
> also another mail from Mr. Muguntharaj (Tamil Mozilla and Open Office
> Team Leader), similar to my questions and I feel your direct response
> may help in avoiding miscommuniation. Today, one of my friends gave me
> these email addresses as your current. So, I am forwarding my old mail.
>
> I am looking forward to your response,
>
> Warm regards,
> venkat
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Link to the faq?
Sujatha had only so much to say. I retain it to prove the point of his sincerity!! It is up to you to find out where the hell the FAQ is. I will provide the link with my reply. Good luck, until then.
http://www.zhakanini.org/faq.html
Venkat:
Couple of non related pointers from a non kaniNi guy,call me a layman Tamil.
Whether you are wrong or right,would like to applaud your sincere non compromising thought process.
Not sure, if you have realized what you have done! “You have criticized-asked questions to someone you aren’t suppose to 1,
you wouldn’t 2, ( as the perceived Tamil notion goes) or you couldn’t 3, for that matter”….Thank You..
While watching NFL Games yesterday,guess what was the Ad..that was showed to us frequently…? An Ad. about Linux
that was sponsored by IBM.If they are showing this Ad during a NFL Game,now that shows the immense confidence
that IBM seems to have in Linux.Way to go Linux & IBM.
Sorry this is Off Topic but I cant control myself. Sorry.
Vassan: It is GNU/Linux. IBM made a mess of there interaction with the Linux kernel by not bothering to document their code commits. Hence the chance for the SCO lawsuit and a lot of negativity about it. The system IBM are free to use as much as you and me is GNU/Linux.
The idealogy of GNU is what nurtured and continues to protect the Linux kernel (Not to mention the whole software suite that compiles the kernel and enables it to do what it does with hardware). So we are refering to free software. If this ideology is preserved this I do not think there are chances for even misunderstandings over the issue with Mr.S. Rangarajan and free software.
Please post to the Tamilinix Yahoo group if you need to discuss why we must refer to free software and GNU/Linux in what we want to promote. Non KaniNi folk are what we need most.
Venkat,
> My image about him is crumbling. <
I think ‘Gnani’ (N.V.Sankaran) has captured his ‘image’ correctly. Pl. refer his recent article in Thinnai.
sir,
i want some infomation regarding to my studies.give some better idea to me. i want to meet u.iam in chennai.so please give ur address and phone number
Sir,
I need your e-mail address
and home address
please send me