On Wednesday 21 Feb 2007 13:55:26 Vihan Pandey wrote: > > 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 :-)
Even if it doesn't, we should be scared of the admins' wrath! ;) So let's shake hands and distribute those Etch DVDs. What say you? > 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 :-( We can cry on each others' shoulders for this one :P And I have no idea how I got introduced to Star Wars :s Anyway, by quoting, I mean text in the emails. See above for what I mean. :) -- ---------------------------------------- Mrugesh Karnik GPG Key 0xBA6F1DA8 Public key on http://wwwkeys.pgp.net ----------------------------------------
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