Hi all, I think the idea erupted in Frank's mind after my mail yesterday. After a brief communication even I looked at the pending requests and was amazed to see the number of pending requests.
Since most of them are for F15, I'd rather wait for F16 to open up, this because someone seeking F15 will most likely ask for F16 as well within the next fortnight. As for vendors, most of them are not into it because they follow their heart or because of the spirit that we people have here but because they think they should "sell". There isn't any exclusive vendor as far as I could understand from a quick glimpse. The name "Linux Bazar" would imply they have things/services/products related to Linux but one look at their site and I knew they are selling "whatever" comes to them. One vendor, copyleft solutions is in Pakistan, not as listed under India. As for countrymen not helping fellow countrymen, I disagree. The objective is to help the needy not the greedy. There is always an element of skepticism when it comes to someone asking for something for free in India. Seeker are always manifold higher than givers :-) I don’t mind contributing back, say 10 DVDs a month just to spread the cause, because some part of my earning comes from Open Source (thanks FOSS and the OS community) but that’s not the case with everyone. There is also no "criteria" to judge genuine requesters. I agree with fellow members that some requesters wouldn't have "seriously" created the requests. They did so just "because it was available" or in anticipation of getting a nicer or "official" media. I'd personally give preference to requests from areas that are not in/around metros. Since most of Metro India as well as Tier2 city segment is now under "unlimited data transfer" plans, So if they can go torrenting, they can download Fedora as well. Jammu/Kashmir would be a good option because students are keen to get into mainstream learning while Internet is still intermittent there. There could be a "I am willing to pay n Rupees as shipping charges" in the form. Such requests maybe matched to vendors. Contributors may also have some benchmarks, say 2 DVDs in 6 months (or in 2 releases). Those who are not upto the standard maybe "suspended". Yes, everyone is a volunteer so suspension sounds rude, but the system needs to be kept clean and concise. Well I can go on and on...but enough of it for now. I don't want to you have a first impression that I am a critic/skeptic or something on those lines. Thank you for a patient reading. Some functions/ideas I mentioned above may already be there in the current system, so please excuse my ignorance. I have the privilege of being new here you know ;-) Bye for now. Inderjeet _______________________________________________ india mailing list [email protected] https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/india
