--- Shankar Ramchandran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Luggerz > I second Trevor's proposal to set up a group to > spearhead the cause of > getting more of the youth involved in Free Software. > Count me in. [snip] u seem to hav very neatly summed up a whole lot of wat i failed to say.
--> I am gonna get this and a whole lost of TODO's down.....with a list of Projects we have in hand to start with. Also......this will requre setting up of PhpGroupware on our server for students to start interacting with. --> I am starting off with 3 students tom.......Thinkin of putting them onto the Boot CD project. --> Shankar.......is there nythin else u would like to share, or throw light on. I am gonna get the list done, with the numerouse inputs being given to me by all of u and mail it to the ML asap. --> Lets then next get a list of PROJECTS that need to be done.....nd could b done. Trevor Warren > > A few general points wud be pertinent here. > > n We need to target commercial companies if > we are to be serious > about forwarding the GNU cause. > > n In my experience, there are a number of > small to medium companies > out there, who would be willing to give GNU software > a chance, provided they > have a guarantee of support. If we want to get GNU > software accepted as > serious pieces of software, it is upto us to make a > provision for that. > > n We will need to provide some assurance to > these companies that the > GNU software being produced is safe, and is of high > quality. If the lUG will > provide this assurance, then we will need to build > up the image of the LUG, > so that our assurance will be acceptable to their > auditors/ management etc. > > n I have a couple of organisations in mind > who will be ready to > consider GPLed projects etc. If we can get a > concrete framework in place, we > can go to them with a proposal. > > n There are a couple of big names who are > using GPLed software like > Snort. These companies will jump at an offer of > technical support. These > companies will want to pay for technical support > .(because these companies' > corporate policy will dictate so) They obviously > will also want some > guarantees. If we can fashion a workable model, we > can open up a source of > funds that can be used to : > > o Further the above cause. > > o Get more students interested in doing this > by channelling a > percentage of such inflow to them. So this becomes a > way to earn money on > the side. > > If we are serious about this, then we should meet > to plan more on this..I > think it's a massive project and I am game to devote > time and effort to > this. > > > > - Shankar ===== ( >- GNU/LINUX, It's all about CHOICE -< ) /~\ __ http://www.qmailtheeasyway.com __ /~\ | \) / mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ (/ | |_|_ \ Project Manager, Linux/Unix. ZCL / _|_| \___________________________________/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
