Dear Narendra, Thanks a lot for long list of complains. :) Keep them coming. let me respond to your points in-line.
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 12:11 PM, narendra sisodiya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > @Dinesh , Better to ask, what are the problems in FOSS adaptations. > > Adaptation of Linux is not fast and not up to the expectations. My > observations are not good.... I do understand. However, to accelerate the adaption you to create positive talking points which is basically marketing jargon for packaging the sh** in nice wrapper. :) Since, I can only reach those students who already has adapted GNU/Linux and are one list, I thought it best ask them what they like. > 1) Linux and FOSS are not much popular.. > ### I will love to put up posters at Nehru Place, provided somebody > volunteer for design. Here is the collateral you need. This I guess is under suitable CC license so you should be able to adapt as per your need http://db.ilug-bom.org.in/wiki/index.php/Linux_Brochure_Quick_Guide http://db.ilug-bom.org.in/wiki/index.php/Linux_Brochure http://db.ilug-bom.org.in/wiki/index.php/Linux_Brochure_Alternate http://db.ilug-bom.org.in/wiki/index.php/Desktop_Linux_Article and there are more documents there! > ### Documentary movies on TV or radios show can help to encourage Linux > users. This is not very difficult to generate. You need a low/medium end Video Cam and there are number FOSS based events to shoot your content from. So are you capturing any event? You can put this audio/video on giss.tv or even youtube is you agree to their T&C. :) > ### Why not our articles in paper or media ? I do not have any media > contacts !! I do see articles in media. In fact I show few some days back and posted the links on ILUG-Bom list. > ### When you talk about users.. Always keep in mind.. they want comfort and > not knowledge . Most of students are users too. So can you be specific about users "discomforts". Then only we can make some thing that addresses that "discomforts" > ### Workshops for teacher/college prof will be very useful. Nice suggestion. That could be one of the target audiance. > ### There is a bootable Live Linux Gamer DVD, distributing them will make > some more awareness. > > 2) Slow Internet. > ## Its almost impossible to use/update/configure Linux without Internet. > This is a major hurdle in foss adaptation. Have you used the Other OS with Automatic Update ON? That will suck out the life of best of your internet connection. :) Today most softwares and updates are distributed on-line. Any form of removable media is only used for initial installation of OS and some softwares. > ## Putting rpm into bundle (one of the previous mail to make 'bad Linux" for > users who do not have Internet) can solve this problems That was discuss on least and majority of Gurus suggested that it does not look very feasible. However, how about you starting some project around that? Start small line you want to distribute development tools on CD. Constructing such CD should not be way too difficult if you know how major packaging systems work. > 3) Students > ### Only so called Techie students from CS use Linux. Student life is very > fast. They are need to do many task in time bound competing environment. > Extra effort to learn Linux and then use linux is major hurdle for Linux and > foss adaptation. a small fraction of students use Linux. You use GNU/Linux / FOSS when you don;t have time :) It simply doubles or triples your productivity in any area. :) > ### companies which are working in foss domain, should call for project > guidance for BE projects. By This way, students will start contributing in > foss projects. Good suggestion. On the other hand, how about colleges sponsoring FOSS Projects? > ### There should be separate courses for FOSS in syllabus itself :) > btw. In my company, only developer use to work in Linux,(redhat older > version). All other {except coder } use Windows. Still the communication is > on the *.doc* and *.xls* format which disappoint me very much. however there > is a LUG formation in company itself which will help in future for adopting > open standards. Well it's a pity that "normal" users are using windows. How about you initiating adoption of OO.o on windows and first eliminate that .doc and .xls? Should'nt be a big challenge? > Thanks > Narendra Sisodiya > http://lug-iitd.org With regards, -- --Dinesh Shah :-) Shah Micro System +91-98213-11906 Blog-1: http://dineshah.wordpress.com/ Blog-2: http://dineshah.blogspot.com/ Alfred Hitchcock - "Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs." _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
