Hi Raju, Thanks for take note of my opinion. I meant no offence. I certainly accept that I was vey direct. But then it was not meant to be taken personally. A word on the intellectual mumbo-jumbo. I meant what I had written. It was a bit of idealistic but then every movement has to have an idealistic component. It was a reaction of a person who believes in intellectual activism. We as Indians require a committment to be responsible citizens of this country. This requires a continuous effort on our parts to break out of age old 'SAB CHALTA HAI ATTITUDE'. I hope you understand. Now, a word on account opening. I will be honoured to be given the chance to open an account. Mind you, I am not short of POP3 accounts. At present I have two - One of mantraonline and other of Yahoo. Now, a word on committment. I am more than committed. Of course if you want to meet me you are welcome to my house. I stay in Alaknanda, New Delhi. Kindly guide me in the process of opening an account and then in the larger process of Linux enlightment. Thanks, With regards, Aditya Okhal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raju Mathur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 7:32 AM Subject: [linux-delhi] Certain Clarification - neil and all technowarriors > Hi Aditya, > > Lighten up, dude. > > I run the Linux-Delhi web site. It's a shared site on a server, space > and bandwidth kindly donated by Jai Bansal of Web Solutions. > Initially Jai was charging Rs. 100/year for e-mail addresses on the > site, not to make a profit but to just ensure that only serious people > got an account there. However, I requested him to open it up, and now > accounts are available to any member of Linux-Delhi. If you want one, > send me a private message and I'll make your e-mail account. > > Couple of caveats: I prefer that the person asking for the account > have shown /some/ commitment to the Linux movement. In other words, > I'd prefer having met you at a Meet, or having read meaningful posts > by you on the list before making the account. This is purely from the > point of view of keeping ``account-leechers'' out of the system -- > i.e. you would agree that we don't want people joining the Linux-Delhi > mailing list for a week, getting an account and then dropping out once > they have fulfilled their objective of getting a free POP account. I > agree that the criteria are arbitrary and subjective, but as I own > neither the server nor the traffic it's the fairest I can do under the > circumstances. > > BTW, 190 words of silent protest? :-) > > Regards, > > -- Raju > > >>>>> "Aditya" == Aditya Okhal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Aditya> Hi, That bit about getting Linux e-mail IDs was > Aditya> interesting. What you mean to say is that in this forum > Aditya> which represents an attempt to extend the concept of open > Aditya> and free software through Linux there is a hierarchy of > Aditya> overseers. I am surprised that a person needs to beg to > Aditya> get an e-mail ID. > > Aditya> What has happened to the pioneering spirit of intellectual > Aditya> anarchism? Are we also slipping into a static, vertical > Aditya> and linear structures of conventional bureaucratic > Aditya> society. > > Aditya> I would have been much happier if Linux e-mail IDs would > Aditya> have been freely available to all Linux movement > Aditya> members. We signify an Idea of freedom of thought and > Aditya> total rejection of the existing redundant intellectual > Aditya> dogmas driven by Intellectual Property rights and > Aditya> propreitory system encompassing predatory and regressive > Aditya> mindset. At least we should be more open. > > Aditya> Finally, with disappointment I like to pose a question - > > Aditya> "Is the spirit of freedom and rebellion against the > Aditya> existing techno imperialism behind the Linux revolution > Aditya> and in the larger context Open and free software DEAD?" > > Aditya> That ends my silent protest. > > Aditya> With Regards, > > Aditya> Aditya Okhal > > -- > Raju Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/ > > ------------------------------------------------ > The mailing list archives are available at > http://lists.linux-india.org/cgi-bin/wilma/linux-delhi > ------------------------------------------------ An alpha version of a web based tool to manage your subscription with this mailing list is at http://lists.linux-india.org/cgi-bin/mj_wwwusr
