> From: Nishit Dave <[email protected]> > To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 10:54:29 +0530 > Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Interview of Linus Torvalds; He Also Speaks Of Sad Situation Of India > On Nov 3, 2011 10:08 AM, "Akshay Mishra" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > the social condition in India is very different. > > > > The issue is not about social conditions at all. People choose software > development as a lucrative career, and not just because they like it. Many > of the developers come from non-engineering backgrounds, leave aside > computer science/engg. and therefore you don't see many kernel > contributors.
The understanding (engg aspect) of many comp sci graduates is just abt the same as a arts or comm student. Our education system does not build young minds in a way that kernal contributors need to think and apply their engg knowledge. > Hardly anybody understands the Free Software / Open Source philosophy. In > fact, many still believe in the ancient Microsoft FUD of open source being > more insecure as anybody can see and change it. > > Apart from philosophy and knowledge related hurdles, another one is that as > FLOSS is not prevalent, freeloaders have a license to steal code without > the fear of being discovered. However, that is a strawman argument. > > Ultimately, as long as developers continue to evaluate opportunities purely > on the basis of how much salary / development fees they will earn, they > will not program just for the joy of it. This has to be expected. We > aren't called a nation of traders for nothing. -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
