My professional field is dominated by Indians. Is this good or bad?

[KrazyHorse]

I was using 'profession' in the sense of primary loyalty, not licensing requirements. A professional is one whose first loyalty is to the profession. Examples of what I'm talking about is the Hippocratic Oath, and other professional obligations of this nature. It is because of this that it is possible to trust a professional to begin with; you know that he will not just tell you what you want to hear.

Good God, you are an idiot.

[Zevico]

Because Dravidian southern Indians are routinely looked down upon by Indo-Aryan northern Indians. They're afraid you will discriminate against them based on where they're from.

Damn Davidians.

[onodera]

Damn Davidians.

Yeah, good thing the US attacked them with flamethrowers!

[VetLegion]

I was using 'profession' in the sense of primary loyalty, not licensing requirements. A professional is one whose first loyalty is to the profession. Examples of what I'm talking about is the Hippocratic Oath, and other professional obligations of this nature. It is because of this that it is possible to trust a professional to begin with; you know that he will not just tell you what you want to hear.

Boy are you naive.

[aneeshm]

Good God, you are an idiot.

Boy are you naive.

I am quite aware of the fact that there is a vast and unbridgeable chasm between the real and the ideal. It is probable that 99.9% of 'professionals', aren't. Most are willing to sell whatever little dignity they have for a 2.3% increment. However, the fact remains that the ideal, formal, and practical definitions of the word 'professional' exist, and that there exist (at least a few) individuals who fit each of these definitions.

(A semantic quibble, but a significant one nonetheless. Without 'professionals' in the ideal sense, the world of free software and the creative commons would not exist; I think this is sufficient to show the significance of even a few such people.)