On 2/8/07, Kenneth Gonsalves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 08-Feb-07, at 4:28 PM, Anupam Jain wrote: > > >> where did you discover this gem? or is it your own invention? Have > >> you read any of his writings? > > > > Kenneth which statement is it that you object to? All I'm saying is > > that Linus was in a more practical than philosophical mood when he > > started working on Linux, do you really doubt that? Do we have to > > argue on everything. Oh well.. > > there is a misconception spread that stallman is the fount of all > philosophy and does nothing but talk and guys like linus and guido et > al are mere code monkeys without a world view. This is not true.
It may be a very popular misconception, but it is not one *I* harbour. > Firstly stallman is a brilliant programmer and secondly the others > all have a world view and are capable of philosophising in their own > right. In fact in the very process of producing and sharing software, > all foss/oss people get a world view and a big picture. And anyone > without a clear picture of the thrill of sharing is a big zero in the > foss/oss world. Which comes back to my main point: > > FOSS/OSS conferencces are in the last analysis about sharing - code, > ideas, dreams, whatever. And no one who doesnt want to share should > be allowed in. Thats it. All the other big talk of openness, level > playing field, chance to challenge blah blah blah means nothing - > dont want to share? keep out. And I think FOSS is all about the community. And the community welcomes participation. I somehow feel something's amiss when we start banning people and organisations from any of Linux/FOSS events, because their contributions to the community are debatable. Besides it's fun to watch a hardcore windows fan see a Linux demo and exclaim that he didn't think such things were even possible! The pro windows crowd visiting Linux events offers perspective and opinions and comes fully vulnerable to a "Shining Linux" onslaught! Isn't that good enough? Regards, Anupam Jain _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
