Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > On Wednesday 10 Sep 2008 3:26:37 pm Rakesh Pai wrote: > >> I'm sorry to say this, but I won't be able to take up the talk in this >> meet. Work has been keeping me super busy, and I don't see that >> getting better for the upcoming week or two, and I won't be able to >> get time to research enough for the talk. There's no point in giving a >> half-baked not-so-informed talk, especially when it has been titled >> "Advanced Javascript". >> > > why do we see so much of this in the Indian FOSS world? People volunteer (no > one compels them to do so) and then cry off. Not very professional. And the > excuse usually is: anyway it is voluntary stuff, so no problem. Wonder if the > same attitude spills into their professional life too? Personally I always > arrange for backup whenever there is an event involving FOSS community people > who are new to me. And I know other successful organisers do the same. > > > > Sometimes something really urgent comes up and schedules do change. I recollect, there was a guy from Chennai LUG who was to visit us at Five Gardens, Matunga for a LUG meet and we waited for him to turn up but he did not. ;) Luckily there was a lot of 'greenery' around so it wasn't very boring.
Anyway, I request the organizers to hold meets either from morning or early evening. 2 pm is lunch time on a Sunday and it is difficult to leave the house then. -- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux ! No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom. -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
