On 15-Aug-06, at 6:59 PM, Baishampayan Ghose wrote:
- Flame / make fun of rms
- Worship / follow / appreciate ESR
- Claim that it's either just Linux or
Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP/Python/X.Org/.../<random app> 4. Preach how the GNU GPL is a waste of time and how BSD [read Public Domain] is a much better `license' [sic] 5. Use Mac OS X + Apple apps and claim that you are using OpenDarwin 6. Constantly whine about how <any Free Software project> lacks <some feature> compared to <some non-free app> 7. Publicly deny any allegiance to the FSF/GNU/Free Software but at the same time project yourself as a FOSS advocate in `elite' circles 8. Make fun of other Indian FOSS people by calling them sexists, morons, hypocrites, lame, etc. and explain how <random country> has more FOSS developers 9. Release the sources of numerous but utterly useless projects (resume, website, two line code to rename files, etc.) and brag about how you are really `contributing' to the `Open Source movement' [sic] 10. Constantly look for opportunities where you can spread FUD and more flaming (on lists, blogs, etc.) 11. Keep on repeating steps 1--10 for some years 12. Become a FOSS celebrity 13. Profit 14. Repeat steps 1--13
since i am guilty of all the steps except 8,9,10? and 13 - i qualify as a FOSS celebrity - w00t