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[joy at sarai.net]

In the context of the debate of software and medicine I would say some thing 
First of all we need to see that health is such an issue most of the people 
suffers from insecurity about health. Slightest negligence may result in 
fatal consequence. Thus on every slightest doubt people rush to doctors. But 
like doctors, people also rush to many other things out of insecurity. 
Spirituality, witchcraft, astrology etc. are such things [though people go to 
these people for other insecurities also]. The ever-increasing insecurity 
gives space for specialists and their politics. But at the same time lack of 
knowledge of layman pushes them to be dependent on specialists. If we say 
that more and more people are becoming dependent on doctors but at the same 
time more and more people are also becoming dependent on witchcraft, 
astrology etc. And between all kinds of specialists, dependencies are always 
shifting from one to another. And even between different practitioners of one 
form of specialist. Like same person visits many doctors or/and godmen 
simultaneously.

Similarly, lifeline of commercial mode of production is in perpetual panic 
thus it looks for remedies for fast and smooth production. They also rush 
between different forms of management strategies and management gurus. Even 
they also depend on gamble of oracle. But like good doctors when they get one 
efficient production process they religiously stick to that. In such cases 
Microsoft products are successful. They provide easy solution to fast 
production line.

But in the life outside insecurity of health and career and panic of 
capitalist production there are many spaces where fast sure out put is not 
celebrated. There lies the fun of living, creation and social sharing. The 
colours of success and failure have same tone. Perfection is passion not 
imposed. There comes Abyword, which crashes [unfortunately Apache, Gimp etc. 
works perfectly] but creates a community of sharing that flourishes. Who 
knows that some day this may reflect on health and professional specialists 
vanish out of insecurity!! Share the beer and live. Cheers.

Joy