On Sun, 2003-02-09 at 19:35, Kaushik Ghose wrote: > Hi, > from this mail you will of course deduce correctly I'm not a diplomatic > person. > > My oar in this issue is : why can't you mention stuff in front of Mr. > Stallman and why shouldn't you argue with him ? > > If you want to avoid conflict, fine, but isn't that part of a > democratic/scientific/progressive setup - everyone encounters opinions and > theories that are counter to their own beliefs, and they sit down with the > other party and try to see the other point of view. > > Its not good if it ends up in a slanging match, but it is very good if it > helps one get a new point of view....
the voice of dissent is the herald of progress, yeah. but stallman's opinions and arguments in this matter are so famously well-established that we can hardly learn any more about them. and we do not presume (i presume) to educate him, even if we could hope to make him see the other side of the argument, which we can't (and i'm not too sure there *is* another side). therefore i propose that for the sake of peace and hospitality we do not raise difficult issues with him when (if) we get to meet the great man. i for one shall be satisfied with meeting him and hearing him preach firsthand, for his pedagogic skills are legendary. - t. -- cogito, ergo es. -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
