[Debian-in-workers] Red Hat signs MoU with Kerala govt

[Prasad Ramamurthy Kadambi]

Hi Anivar Arvind,

On 6/7/07, Kapil Hari Paranjape <kapil at imsc.res.in> wrote:
>
>
> On Thu, 07 Jun 2007, Jaldhar H. Vyas wrote:

Remember Red Hat are not our enemy.  If their organizational structure is
> more appropriate for the situation than Debian, well it is still a win for
> free software.  All we want is for choices to be made with full
> information and no political pressure so that Debian can compete on its
> own merits.
>
> Very well said! Thanks.
>
> As far as the spread of Debian is concerned we can look at its strong
> points which allow it to spread through BOFs, word-of-mouth, and more
> volunteer resources.



All that I like to supplement is that as pointed out in this thread, it is
the organizational  structure of Red Hat, that is  vital in  Kerala
government  going for it. Also I do not feel that Debian has any reasons to
emulate a similar organizational structure. I also feel that what Mahesh T
Pai is trying to convey is practical.

Also Debian would have a good chance if some organizations are ready to take
the responsibilities what Red Hat may have agreed with the Kerala
government. There is hardly any reason for us to fret, as Red Hat is not our
enemy. I would say this inspite me not being a Red Hat user. It is still a
win for *Free Software*.  It would be good if Debian can have more
volunteered organization support.

Let Debian compete with its own merits.

Best Regards

Prasad Kadambi


My Fingerprint:

1024D/A526A4A5 :  6D7A E790 B4A1 5554 54E2  ECF3 1AA8 6EEE A526 A4A5
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/debian-in-workers/attachments/20070607/a1a639b9/attachment.htm