[FSF-India] Lead story about FSF India

[Radhakrishnan CV]

On 6 Jul 2001 at 09:38, Khuzaima A. Lakdawala wrote:

   Raghavendra Bhat <ragu@vsnl.com> writes:

   > The Free Software movement is always laboring to correct
   > the mistakes of the Open Source guys.  I do not know
   > how KG mis-interpreted this and caused this grave mishap !

   It is quite possible that the article title was chosen by the
   site editors rather than the author. More so because the
   author makes a distinction between Free Software and Open
   Source in the second-last para of the article.

You are right. In fact, KG Kumar had sent a mail to the FSF
list/working group which for some reason got lost. I shall quote the
mail for record:

<quote>

Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 21:41:42 +0530
To: fsf-board@gnu.org.in
From: K G Kumar <kg@myiris.com>
Subject: Resending: Not my title!

Resending this, which should really have appeared before Ragu's post:
(Radi, what's happening?)

People,

Just to clarify, I had nothing to do with the title of the FreeOs
story. The title I had submitted was: "An Indian avatar for the Free
Software Foundation". But the editors changed it. Have told them to
expect the wrath of RMS.

</quote>

Having understood the reality, KG is not at fault and those who
value the FSF philosophy might visit the FreeOS.com page and
register a protest to the title.

It is necessary to bring out the reality to the reading public
because the FreeOS.com says that the ideas expressed in the articles
are that of the authors and not of the FreeOS.com.  Therefore, we
must protest in all the fairness to protect the integrity and
intellectual honesty of KG which is damaged to a good extent by the
change of the title by the editors of FreeOS.com and also to clarify
the position. See, how a subtle change can damage a man and the
truth as well.



-- 
Radhakrishnan