[ILUG-BOM] RMS in Mumbai

[Kenneth Gonsalves]

On 15-Aug-06, at 6:59 PM, Baishampayan Ghose wrote:

> 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

since i am guilty of all the steps except 8,9,10? and 13 - i qualify  
as a FOSS celebrity - w00t


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regards

Kenneth Gonsalves
Associate, NRC-FOSS
lawgon at au-kbc.org
http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/