On 8/14/06, Debarshi 'Rishi' Ray debarshi.ray@gmail.com wrote:
My observation is that most of these people are simple-minded ignorant characters who need someone to 'drill' the facts into their head.
I believe it's more the case of people wanting to use GNU/linux for various reasons (cost, speed, security, etc.) and hence coming here for help. Many probably haven't really thought about the Free Software movement, but that doesn't make them simple-minded or ignorant. They'll definitely know some other things that you wouldn't.
For most computer users, the computer is nothing but a tool to get work done. Everyone who uses a car doesn't have to know who Henry Ford is, forget about knowing what he's called in "car hacker" circles.
Regards, Siddhesh Poyarekar