----- Original Message ----- From: Sayamindu Dasgupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 11:44 PM Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] Re: [FLAMEBAIT] open source or free
> I repeat - as written in fsf.org > <snipped> hmm .. it IS a point of view .. and in keeping with my general attitude and approach .. i do respect all points of view .. each to his own .. so this is understandable .. but in the context of participating in compass or boi mela .. our beliefs, like our religions, political leanings, castes, origins, postures and stances certainly need not PREVENT us from participating in those events .. if one does want to make a point, make a statement, make a declaration, make an attitude known, shd it prevent one from participating in such an event ? on whatever pretext ? as i say so very often .. each to his own .. but in ilug-cal, personal things have to take a back seat .. we are all here just because we are keen to see linux being propogated in and around calcutta .. or am i wrong ? .. and participations in compass/boi mela/etc are just steps in that direction .. its entirely upto each person to take or not take the step .. no one is forcing anyone .. its purely a volunteered effort .. what's in it for me anyway ? > regarding Bangla in GNU/Linux, anyone can demo it yes .. anyone can DEMO it .. but the one who spent hours and days is the bestone to not only DEMO it .. but also discuss it, elucidate it, AND most importantly .. take the well deserved credit for it ! and we would be standing besides THATone and nodding our wise heads too ;-D > why the hell should we oppose that - ouch (.. crouching) .. > let them call whomever they want > it was just a suggestion - that for talks on general advocacy rms would > be a better choice repeating again .. its not for us to 'let them' .. its for them to 'let' us do what we want .. its THEIR show, remember ? .. suggestions are always welcome .. but when OTHER organisations are co-operating and helping ilug-cal .. its wiser to not suggest .. and maybe its wiser to just go along .. > well, me not sure if i will be able to attend that - i have my SAT II > next week :S > may turn up - but not very sure good luck for SAT II .. it will sure be good if you ARE there too .. helpful to crystallise our participation .. esp the work you have done .. we have absolutely no time .. this compass show will be a mega event, the like of which has not been seen in calcutta .. it is gonna take up the indoor stadium, the khudiram kendra, sangam hall, ice skating rink AND YET its not enough .. there is demand for more stalls to be put up .. with my experience in holding microfairs in ice skating rink, i shudder to think of the enormous amount of work involved in pulling off such a large event with even a modest target of acceptance, far less a high level of sucess .. it CAN be done with maybe 100+ very hard working volunteers ! > -sdg- > > PS: to clarify my stand - i suggest that all read > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html > - i am having a feeling that a lot of this hulla has been solely due to > misunderstanding and lack of information (the latter mostly...) no 'hulla' here .. just clear talk .. this is not a meeting, remember .. this is very serious business .. of committing and getting commitments .. between compass, which has snowballed into a huge setup .. and ilug-cal .. which is spearheading the linux movement in eastern india .. it IS very important and surely needed that this joint approach start off without much clamour .. smoothly, nicely, in as much of a harmony as possible, and most importantly : get some results .. towards our oft repeated and avowed policy of propogating linux in and around calcutta and no, this hulla is not 'solely' due to 'm & l-o-i' .. its 'morely' due to the need for getting all tuned to the wave length of fair and expo participation .. where a lot of dovetailing is a necessity rather than an option .. hence the need for all to march in step .. and fight ignorance, lack of resources, etc AND be victorious in that effort .. battles and wars cannot be won without the entire force working towards a common objective .. AND GUYS .. make no mistake .. the war of dispelling ignorance among our people (of which linux awareness is an important part), is much bigger than all wars put together .. conquering lands is easy .. conquering the ignorance in the minds of our fellow kolkatans and WBs .. even to begin thinking about it apalls me .. yet i go on .. and on .. and on.. it might happen, you know ! ..pk > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html > -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html
