On 24-Oct-07, at 3:55 PM, Vihan Pandey wrote:
it doesnt - perhaps you are too young to have gone through periods in our nation's history where people *really* shed *real* blood, were tortured, starved and killed for freedom. If you had, you wouldnt spout tripe like this.
'Tis true that i am ``too young to have gone through periods in our nation's history where people *really* shed *real* blood, were tortured, starved and killed for freedom".
strangely enough, if you are eager to shed blood, get imprisoned or even give up your life for freedom, there are still opotunities in India - lots of places where farmers and tribals are fighting oppression - or if you want to be an international martyr, that too can be arranged
But perhaps you have forgotten that some people actually bother to read History books and get angry to see mankind repeating its mistakes and misdeeds time after time. Tyranny is tyranny let it be the KGB putting restrictions on who could use the photocopier and for what or governments supporting DRM to suppress what information can be shared and what can't.
kgb, hitler stalin et al != microsoft
K.G, i'm not belittling the sacrifices of our nations freedom fighters. i'm just saying its wrong for us to ignore those who are fighting for freedom and liberty in software and if we have an oppertunity to say something about it - we should.
I am afraid you are belittling it - dont equate an intellectual war with a physical one. Just think of those whistle blowers who got killed for exposing corruption - and are getting killed every now and then in India.