On Oct 6, 2006, at 6:57 AM, Girish Venkatachalam wrote: >> Mostly people who applaude such endeavours *do not have any idea* of >> the issues of the third world countries. >> >> I am not angry Jack. >> But When I find people *over nobleizing* at the expense of the 3rd >> world countries I think I need to say this.
We are, I think, in "violent agreement" on this subject. What you say is the point I was trying to make. I was concerned that the subject being discussed was being treated with reference only to *our* community's (the Open Source community's) needs and not with reference to the needs of the nominal beneficiaries, the children of the Third World. It appears to me now that these two frames of reference are aligned more closely than I had realized. As an aside, isn't it interesting how communication on the Internet about our day-to-day work and technical concerns grants us greater understanding of critical world issues than possibly our leaders possess!? -- Jack J. Woehr Director of Development Absolute Performance, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 303-443-7000 ext. 527
