[ILUG-BOM] RMS in Mumbai

[Baishampayan Ghose]

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On 08/15/2006 04:52 PM, Debarshi 'Rishi' Ray cobbled together some
glyphs to say:
>> true - i started using linux in 1996, and the first time i heard
>> about RMS was around 2002. And so far i havent read a single thing he
>> has written - although i have read almost everything ESR has written.
> Not even the GNU GPL? So you know about 'The Cathedral and The
> Bazaar', while not having read the GNU GPL? I do not have words to
> describe this.

Don't be surprised. This is not an isolated case. I have made some
observations myself. There is a distinct pattern. For example do the
following things to become a FOSS celebrity in India ---

1. Flame / make fun of rms
2. Worship / follow / appreciate ESR
3. Claim that it's either just Linux or
Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP/Python/X.Org/.../<random app>
4. Preach how the GNU GPL is a waste of time and how BSD [read Public
Domain] is a much better `license' [sic]
5. Use Mac OS X + Apple apps and claim that you are using OpenDarwin
6. Constantly whine about how <any Free Software project> lacks <some
feature> compared to <some non-free app>
7. Publicly deny any allegiance to the FSF/GNU/Free Software but at the
same time project yourself as a FOSS advocate in `elite' circles
8. Make fun of other Indian FOSS people by calling them sexists, morons,
hypocrites, lame, etc. and explain how <random country> has more FOSS
developers
9. Release the sources of numerous but utterly useless projects (resume,
website, two line code to rename files, etc.) and brag about how you are
really `contributing' to the `Open Source movement' [sic]
10. Constantly look for opportunities where you can spread FUD and more
flaming (on lists, blogs, etc.)
11. Keep on repeating steps 1--10 for some years
12. Become a FOSS celebrity
13. Profit
14. Repeat steps 1--13

Flames are welcome.
Regards,
BG

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