On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Krishnakant <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, 2009-10-04 at 10:30 +0530, Anivar Aravind wrote: > > Well, The issue was about representation and about open standards. > And above all it was about a differently abled community. > So I see the issue as a perfectly relevant topic to be discussed in > public. Indeed, it is the recognition that differently abled communities often provide the source for innovation in society that energises this debate. It is my personal observation that such innovation tends to be synergistically more useful than other innovation, which is sometimes limited by the fact that it serves what is perceived to be common or average needs. As we well know, such apparent averages and commonalities hide many truths. imho, there is no better way to develop applications, tools or whatever, than to involve those who will directly benefit: but this is hardly typical of today's software 'industry'. FOSSCOMM provides an alternative view of 'industry', one that is critical for policymakers to recognise, that 'different' is indeed 'normal' (a truth no less important for the fact that it was hijacked by a soft drink). -- Vickram http://communicall.wordpress.com
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