Eben Moglen said in his conversations in Bangalore that community is<br>
the response of a culture to an Idea.<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d">I liked this concept and feel confortable with it. In this definition<br>
the Free software community is not<br>
a singular entity but a microlithic(multiple) one, with some universal<br>
Recognisable characteristics like<br>
"Some values which are nearly universal--as universal as values can be<br>
in a community of millions--are<br>
the preference for public discussion of technical matters, and<br>
opposition to software patents and parts<br>
of the DMCA." (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_community" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_community</a>"<br>
<br>
To conitnously stress that community is singular entity would border<br>
on arrogance and megalomenia.<br>
<br>
Your culture could be different than mine, so please excuse me my<br>
cultural reaction to free software like<br>
</div>I will do the same for you. But we can co-operate on all aspects that<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d">we can identify as universal and<br>
mutually agreeable. Unless you are an AK-47 wielding meniac who wants<br>
to fix your distro, I can try. Maybe<br>
because you think am a christian and you think that along with muslims<br>
and communists I am a threat to this<br>
country and you choose not to help me with my config's, I am fine.<br>
Although I will consider you insane.<br>
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Look at the the people who so blatantly discuss Politics and Political<br>
parties on this list, they mostly<br>
are from places where there is a larger degree of political<br>
awareness(Kerala for example). That again<br>
is a cultural reaction, which the rest of the list members are putting<br>
up with. So whats all this fuss about<br>
some political party responding to Free sotware, Atleast its Free<br>
software and not atleast yet "Open source"<br>
We are putting up with FOSS, the "O" there being largly the culutural<br>
response of the bussiness community to<br>
free software.<br>
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</div><div class="Ih2E3d">I am from kerala, high literacy, 0% child labour, and high social<br>
indices. All thanks to political social<br>
movements, excuse me if I try to see free software as an intrument to<br>
furthur the social causes. That may or<br>
</div>maynot be my response. maybe someone else from Kerala might have got<br>
fed up with Politics and show such a<br>
cultural reaction.. thats fine also. As long as freedom matters,<br>
whats your problems sir's??<br>
<br>
Why should I mimic the western response to free software and restrict<br>
myself to mere techinical matters, there<br>
are people doing that here as well, they are most welcome to do that.<br>
I might even to to bar camps or unconferences<br>
or even .in's and dot whatever's.<br>
<br>
what is all this fuss about??