Hi Anivar Arvind,<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/7/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Kapil Hari Paranjape</b> <<a href="mailto:kapil@imsc.res.in">kapil@imsc.res.in</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>On Thu, 07 Jun 2007, Jaldhar H. Vyas wrote:</blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Remember Red Hat are not our enemy. If their organizational structure is
<br>more appropriate for the situation than Debian, well it is still a win for<br>free software. All we want is for choices to be made with full<br>information and no political pressure so that Debian can compete on its<br>
own merits.<br><br>Very well said! Thanks.<br><br>As far as the spread of Debian is concerned we can look at its strong<br>points which allow it to spread through BOFs, word-of-mouth, and more<br>volunteer resources.</blockquote>
<div><br><br>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.
<br><br>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.
<br><br>Let Debian compete with its own merits.<br><br>Best Regards<br><br>Prasad Kadambi<br><br></div><br></div>My Fingerprint:<br><br>1024D/A526A4A5 : 6D7A E790 B4A1 5554 54E2 ECF3 1AA8 6EEE A526 A4A5<br>