+1 Sushil On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 5:10 AM, Sushil Dahal <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > I was from KEC too (passed out in 2013) but I didn't wait for anyone to be > in FOSS community. > > Create something for the community, start contributing today and inspire > other peoples. There is a FOSS community in every IT colleges today and all > they do is oraganize events and don't even contribute a single line of code > for the community. > > Choose a project from http://foss-np.github.io and start contributing > today. By the way, I contributed in creating foss nepal web app and github > page while I was in college, without creating a FOSS community. > > When you do something good, people will follow you. You don't have to make > them follow. > > Thanks, > On 13 Nov 2014 08:37, "Shreya Dahal" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I am from Kathmandu Engineering College. I have been in this mailing >> list for the last 3 years or so, and have always been interested in >> and been excited about the various events being conducted by various >> college FOSS communities. When I admitted to KEC I came with a hope >> that there too is a thriving FOSS community. Sadly, I was wrong. There >> was no visible FOSS activity in the college. >> >> So, last semester I decided to take things into my own hand. I started >> out by opening a Facebook group and inviting people over (through >> friends and the college confession page, since this was during a >> vacation). I assumed that there already are plenty people motivated >> towards FOSS, and the only thing missing was a common platform. >> >> We have since conducted two events (actually it was the same event "An >> Intro to Linux," the first one was cut short by lack of power so we >> had to do it again), but I was faced by a striking lack of >> participation, in the organizing side. I hoped that there will be >> plenty of people wanting to help out or at least start a conversation >> on the group, there were none. At the end it was just me and a couple >> of my friends. >> >> Some suggest that it is because we do not have an organizational >> structure and membership like a club and that we should register as a >> club. I never wanted it to be a club, I was hoping it would just be a >> common place for like-minded people to talk and maybe meet up and do >> some stuff. >> >> We need some advice. What should we be doing? What are we doing wrong? >> >> I thought maybe it is a lack of general knowledge of and motivation >> towards FOSS, so am planing to conduct an Introduction to FOSS seminar >> next week, aiming at first and second years'. I would also appreciate >> advice on what things to cover in that. >> >> Also, it is our turn to conduct the "FOSS ka kura" this month and we >> do intend to conduct it (probably during the last week of November). >> >> -- >> Thanks >> Shreya Dahal >> >> -- >> -- >> FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] >> http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> Mailing List Guidelines: >> http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines >> Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "FOSS Nepal" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > -- > FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > Mailing List Guidelines: > http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines > Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "FOSS Nepal" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Regards ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> Mr. Sagar Kshetri (ASK?) Url: www.sagarkshetri.com.np -- -- FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] Mailing List Guidelines: http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "FOSS Nepal" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
