From: Krishna Pagadala krishnaact@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Fsf-friends] SLYNUX - Gaining Cheap Popularity To: Principal Support List of FSF-India fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in Message-ID: 20050628154027.93858.qmail@web52601.mail.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1

Most of the reporters are clueless about computers, and come to interview Sarath just because it makes a "good" news item. I dont think they have any interest presenting the issue well.

If anybody wants to understand the media, please watch/read Manufacturing Consent. http://chomskytorrents.org/TorrentDetails.php?TorrentID=32

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0375714499/qid=1119972544/sr=8 -1/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-2201387-8431267?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

As for trademark infringement, please cut Sarath some slack. Do we want to live in permission culture or in free culture? http://www.free-culture.cc/

Yes, I'll second that. We all must remember that Sarath is in his teens and in his enthusiasm ( or due to TV publicity) must have overstepped some aspects. As another poster posted, it can be softly pointed out and right way can be pointed out. Then we may have a prodigy in our midst.

Regarding renaming xmms to linamp, again do we want to take permission from the powers that be every time? Is it a world worth striving for? living in?

I think Sarath has all the rights to do what he has done.

And regarding the nonsense of piracy, please read http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Piracy

-Krishna

Really enlightening !

NS Srikanth