----- Original Message ----- From: "Siddhesh Poyarekar" siddhesh.poyarekar@gmail.com To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" linuxers@mm.glug-bom.org Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 7:50 AM Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Importance of Free Software in Democracies.
On 6/11/07, Rony ronbillypop@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
Doesn't this show that some people don't want the public to be empowered with knowledge?
Yes, but there are prerequisites to it. We first need a rational society. That is difficult, in fact bordering on impossible in India because of the size of the population. With such a large population, herd mentality rules rather than rational thought.
Software and knowledge freedom will make a big difference, but do not expect it to change the way our country is. Again, it will affect only a reasonably small section of our population (given the very size of our population, that's quite a feat). For smaller democracies, FOSS has potential to leave a bigger impact.
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Well Said! There does not exist a rational society in India.
Vinod Chand