Oh duh, yeah. Unfortunately, our numbers are quite few.
True. Even more reason to put up an ethical stance.
Oh, to voice our POVs (or PsOV as pointed out by bluesmoon) and just for the
fun of it :)
i'm with you 100% there :-)
Btw, what makes you think that same child would like to be taught GNU or
Linux? Say we manage to get FOSS to be taught in the schools, what if that child would like to learn Windows instead? Would you allow him that `freedom'?
i would respect the freedom of someone wanting to learn windows out of choice. However will m$ ever respect his/her freedom after that? It is our duty to warn people about this.
Why not? Not praising someone where they deserve it, is... unethical?
i guess its the deserving bit where we differ.
RMS is a man like any other, only difference being he's contributed to Free
Software in many ways more than anyone else has. Does that merit respect YES, does it merit worship - NO. He's very much a mortal :-)
Wow! Feels so good to hear such sensible comments from a GNUer. Anyway, him being mortal implies that he CAN be wrong at times.
i never i don't know of RMS being worshipped like a God by anyone. In fact RMS's has himself said in jest ``there are no God's in the Church of Emacs" :-)
``I'm a Jedi, like my fa..'' Hmmm. Unfortunately, my father has never been
one.
:-) Neither was mine, but he did introduce me to Star Wars and i was his Padawan on the same for some time :-)
Of course they can. A powerful one can change the balance of the Force
itself!
Indeed. One could even prophesie, that this thread will bring balance to the force :-)
And whatever happened to your quoting?
quoting Star Wars? i do it with those rare few who understand it - like you :-)
i do quote Star Trek as well on certain occasions, but haven't really met many who appreciate it in our city/country :-(
Regards,
- vihan