On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Narendra Sisodiya < [email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Kinshuk Sunil <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 10:03 PM, Narendra Sisodiya > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 9:56 PM, Kinshuk Sunil <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > > >> > On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 9:30 PM, Kalpana <[email protected]> > >> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> I feel good regarding meeting. > >> >> > >> >> We should start to take up various aspect of FOSS in such type of > >> >> meeting. > >> >> 1 : At ground level > >> >> 2 : At organization level > >> >> 3 : At Technical level > >> >> > >> >> We has two presentation in this meeting One is on phython, One is on > >> >> Debian. > >> >> We all seen as technical person with our specs. That's natural, the > >> >> next > >> >> step to see at Application level with analysis , i.e. with reference > to > >> >> student, with reference to profession.....etc.. Make out the points > >> >> very > >> >> positively which have good out come. > >> > > >> > some things we should probably focus on: > >> > * real life applications of open source tools and technologies; use > >> > cases.. > >> > * relevance of FOSS for the laymen (non-tech people) and enabling them > >> > with > >> > FOSS > >> > * FOSS at policy level, eg: education > >> > * indigenous FOSS projects > >> > * hurdles in FOSS implementations and over-coming them. > >> > these are some ideas, we should together think of some more. > >> > > >> >> > >> >> ...... Guarav tried Koha with Debian and Piyush tried with cent OS. > In > >> >> spite of taking stand of our experience, here we should share the > >> >> experience > >> >> to be cooperative. > >> > > >> > Trust me, I am not holding out against individuals. I am willing to > >> > collaborate with my blood and grit, if I can understand what to focus > >> > on. I > >> > am only asking hard questions, because I am seeking answers - to > really > >> > contribute and make a difference. > >> > >> Let me tell you again.. I wrote the term "discussion" a good number of > >> times. > >> nobody can decide,, community has to decide.. what can be done in "our > >> community" meetup and how we can bring more and more > >> collaboration/participation in So called "splitted FOSS community of > >> NCR" > >> > > > > Yes, i did read it when you published it. And I got that. > > I think what we are having here is a discussion only. > > So how do we take FOSS from a geek's level to the ground level, where it > can > > empower and enable the common man ? > > Kalpana has a very valid poin there. > +++++++++ > See I see Crores of student in all over India, They all are going to > learn some OS and computer software. > I see a future and biggest impact if they all can use GNU/Linux, > there is no use in fools/drones using FOSS. In every FOSS-related event, when I stumble across students, I ask them why are you here? Why is FOSS relevant to you? And they have no answer. Some want to understand how they can make quick money with 'free as in free of cost software', some are there completely clueless. Instead of spoon feeding them, I would rather make efforts to enable those who ask questions and who can find answers to those questions in contributing to FOSS. Simply installing GNU/Linux on every computer ever made is not the solution. > Second project I suggest is Spoken Tutorial. Govt has given 40 crore > Rupees to promote FOSS using Video/ScreenCast. > Who was the money given to ? What are they doing with it ? > These are the two method which can bring change in India a lot and > promote FOSS too. > Luckly I am associated with both. > And what has been the outcome ? > > ++++++++ > > >> >> Our FOSS concept is depend up already developed thing. We should > thing > >> >> little be creative without professional aspect. > >> >> > >> >> On 12/27/2010 06:55 PM, Abhishek Nandakumar wrote: > >> >> > >> >> To tone down tempers a bit and to reduce the number of emails I'm > >> >> getting > >> >> about what's essentially a non-issue let me point out that > yesterday's > >> >> event > >> >> was great. Unfortunately though we were still promoting ideologies > that > >> >> most > >> >> of us present there were already pretty aware of. The problem is of > >> >> course > >> >> that since all of us are beyond that stage and have already decided > >> >> what is > >> >> good or bad for us, at the end of the day we lacked a sense of > >> >> achievement > >> >> because what we did was no different from what we do in front of > people > >> >> who > >> >> are unaware about FOSS. > >> >> > >> >> I believe these meetups are good but they need not have a single > >> >> direction. A set of people could decide to do one thing, another can > >> >> decide > >> >> to do another. Each group of people may simultaneously work on > >> >> different > >> >> things and that could still be called a successful meetup. The aim is > >> >> to get > >> >> work done. > >> >> > >> >> When you say we're the people who need to organise an event of the > >> >> scale > >> >> of FOSS.IN/Freed.in, you're right. But then we don't want that to > >> >> simply be > >> >> just another random FOSS event where the same things are discussed > for > >> >> years > >> >> together. FOSS goes beyond the small problems that a person would > >> >> discuss in > >> >> something like a workshop introducing Linux to people. We're all > beyond > >> >> that > >> >> stage. And we probably need someone to remind us. > > -- > l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm > -- l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
