Re: Sign an Open Letter to the CJI in Support of Prashant Bhushan

On Tuesday 28 September 2010, jimmy davis wrote:
   |If we have to discuss the causes which made imperative to have a movement
   |for Free Software, what topics one should chose?
   |
   |We are not Robnison Crusoe.
   |

then probably you are already off topic :)
lets ban you :)

best

juan

   |2010/9/28 Raj Mathur (राज माथुर) <[email protected]>
   |
   |> On Tuesday 28 Sep 2010, V. Sasi Kumar wrote:
   |> > On Tue, 2010-09-28 at 09:58 +0530, Raj Mathur (राज माथुर) wrote:
   |> > > *Sigh* I'm sure there must be some connection between this and free
   |> > > software in India, but I'm stupid and fail to see it.  Would
   |> > > someone be kind enough to enlighten me?
   |> >
   |> > As I understand it, Free Software is about freedom. If we don't have
   |> > the freedom to say what we would like to, and point out cases of
   |> > corruption, then there is no meaning in talking about the freedom of
   |> > software. I think our basic freedoms are much more fundamental than
   |> > the freedom of software. And we need all possible people to fight to
   |> > protect them. So we make use of all available fora to request people
   |> > to contribute their mite. Those who are willing to can contribute to
   |> > the efforts. Those who don't want to, for whatever reason, ignore
   |> > it.
   |>
   |> Let me explain it in words of two syllables:
   |>
   |> There is a concept called "being on topic"; there is also a concept
   |> called "topic for a forum".  This forum is about free software and
   |> directly related issues in India.  Being on topic in this forum implies
   |> that posts are to be somehow related to software freedom in India.
   |>
   |> Corruption of the judiciary, the failure of the CWG, the difference
   |> between the Congress and the BJP, the bust measurements of Bollywood
   |> actresses -- all these, however interesting to some participants, are
   |> NOT related to software freedom in India.
   |>
   |> If you claim that they are, then I shall henceforth write about
   |> whatever comes into my mind and use this list as a personal blog until
   |> the admins decide to either (a) ban me from the list, or (b) take a
   |> clear stance on on-topic and off-topic postings.
   |>
   |> I joined this list to discuss software freedom in India and directly
   |> related issues.  Now it seems to be a public forum for airing pet
   |> peeves and drumming up support for causes and topics completely
   |> unrelated to software, software freedom, personal privacy or technology
   |> in India. Fair enough, I have pet peeves and causes that need support
   |> too, and since this is the place to bring them up, I shall do so
   |> without any fear from now on.
   |>
   |> End of this discussion from my side.
   |>




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