Re: [OffTopic] Article comparing Hinduism with Open Source
On Thu, 2012-01-05 at 04:16 +0000, A. Mani wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 6:07 PM, Gourav Shah <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-schrei/the-god-project-hinduism_b_486099.html
> >
>
>
> crap.
>
> All religions are devoid of reason and reek of whimsical decision
> making.
> The author does not seem to be qualified in religious studies or
> philosophy either.
Sekar: This is a view which denies religions. Had one gone through the
practices of Hinduism the response would concur with the author. The author's
article is not really crap, but reminds one of the open nature of the religion.
>we have already had a thread that open source is nothing but communism.
>Actually if one looks at the tenets of christianity, one sees that 'help
>your neighbour' is the key, and anyone who has read Stallman will find
>that it is one of his favourite quotes - this coupled with the fact that
>there are a huge number of Christian distros (each with it's own BDFL -
>which most hindu distros do not have) it is clear that open source is
>Christian.
>--
>regards
>Kenneth Gonsalves
Sekar: Richard Stallman when he came to India equated Open source Freedom to
Swatantra.
Of course Swatantra means much more than freedom. Help your neighbour concurs
with Hinduism's grand vision of Vasudeva Kutumbakam - Entire Universe is one
family. Hope this explains.
Regards,
Sekar
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