ha haa ! he does that many times .. did that in JU too last time
..p i I (tks 4 the response .. now about talks in compass2005 ?) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Manas Laha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 10:58 AM Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] RMS visit to IIT kgp > > peekay wrote: > > >hello prof manas > > > >if you were there, what happened there ? > > > >p i I > > > > > Sharmaji, > > Yes, Anshul (IIRC), having come here to hear RMS speak, too, had given a > pretty good account of the proceedings on our list and I felt I couldn't > improve upon it. AFAIK, there are, unfortunately, no video recordings of > the speech, RMS having made a pre-condition to this effect. > > Having been there, I came away with the impression that, while we all > have more or less an idea of his views and know what to expect, it is > his manner of putting it that is new and sometimes remarkable. We should learn that saying 'i don't know' is proof of wisdom and greatness .. mostly indians don't know how to say 'i don't know' .. they know for sure that they know ! .. and the know not > He can be > quite a showman when he pleases. For instance, this time, towards the > end of his speech, he got up, put on a black surplice and a halo > fashioned out of an old computer disk and called himself "St Ignucius of > the Church of Emacs" and set out to baptize the audience into it! > > Regards, > - Manas Laha > > > ***************************************** > This Mail is Certified to be Virus Free. > CIC Network Security Group, IIT Kharagpur > ***************************************** > > -- > 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 -- 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
