On Tuesday 28 September 2010, jimmy davis wrote: |If we have to discuss the causes which made imperative to have a movement |for Free Software, what topics one should chose? | |We are not Robnison Crusoe. |
then probably you are already off topic :) lets ban you :)
best
juan
|2010/9/28 Raj Mathur (राज माथुर) raju@linux-delhi.org | |> On Tuesday 28 Sep 2010, V. Sasi Kumar wrote: |> > On Tue, 2010-09-28 at 09:58 +0530, Raj Mathur (राज माथुर) wrote: |> > > *Sigh* I'm sure there must be some connection between this and free |> > > software in India, but I'm stupid and fail to see it. Would |> > > someone be kind enough to enlighten me? |> > |> > As I understand it, Free Software is about freedom. If we don't have |> > the freedom to say what we would like to, and point out cases of |> > corruption, then there is no meaning in talking about the freedom of |> > software. I think our basic freedoms are much more fundamental than |> > the freedom of software. And we need all possible people to fight to |> > protect them. So we make use of all available fora to request people |> > to contribute their mite. Those who are willing to can contribute to |> > the efforts. Those who don't want to, for whatever reason, ignore |> > it. |> |> Let me explain it in words of two syllables: |> |> There is a concept called "being on topic"; there is also a concept |> called "topic for a forum". This forum is about free software and |> directly related issues in India. Being on topic in this forum implies |> that posts are to be somehow related to software freedom in India. |> |> Corruption of the judiciary, the failure of the CWG, the difference |> between the Congress and the BJP, the bust measurements of Bollywood |> actresses -- all these, however interesting to some participants, are |> NOT related to software freedom in India. |> |> If you claim that they are, then I shall henceforth write about |> whatever comes into my mind and use this list as a personal blog until |> the admins decide to either (a) ban me from the list, or (b) take a |> clear stance on on-topic and off-topic postings. |> |> I joined this list to discuss software freedom in India and directly |> related issues. Now it seems to be a public forum for airing pet |> peeves and drumming up support for causes and topics completely |> unrelated to software, software freedom, personal privacy or technology |> in India. Fair enough, I have pet peeves and causes that need support |> too, and since this is the place to bring them up, I shall do so |> without any fear from now on. |> |> End of this discussion from my side. |>
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