On Tue, 2004-02-17 at 06:43, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > Linux, as an expression of individual choice and creativity, is > definitely an expression of American values (I was born there). It is > also an expression of New Zealand values (I migrated there). I don't > see anything in what this fellow wrote (he's speaking to an American > audience, he thinks he's trying to get them to wake up) that suggests he > thinks it's exclusive to America only.
Hear, hear. Well written Bret. Sluggers, [Personal aside: I fall into this trap myself, occasionally. It's generally called stereotyping: Australians are like "this", the French are "that" (well, I'm half British, so what would you expect me to say on that one). With that disclaimer:] In my experience, myopia is somewhat a national trait in the United States. They are very well meaning, very sincere, and absolutely convinced that they're not doing wrong. They don't, however, "get out much" and their newspapers and television reinforce this. So, quite often, things written by Americans for Americans come out sounding like the US is the only thing going. I'm from Toronto. Toronto tends to think of itself as "The center of the known universe" (certainly that's what the rest of Canada thinks Toronto people believe). Sounds a bit like a certain port city in Australia I now live in. So, we all do it. It's ok - they don't mean it personally. AfC -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
