Dear Sunil, I concur with you COMPLETELY.
Lets make a simple spreadsheet first for contact details in one table/sheet, skills and experience summary in another table and see if such a database can be improved/refined over time-- it may have to go over many iterations to become a great weapon for FOSS. Only thing for privacy purposes, the contact details table should be RESTRICTED to a certain extent so that it is not MISUSED--particularly email/phone/address details. Though this is another topic-- I feel unlike the west, in India there is another problem --our education system has made us TOO COMPETITIVE--even in the Indian FOSS world, there is too much UNHEALTHY COMPETITION, very little sharing CULTURE in India. Very little handholding, very little sharing of experiences. I am talking from the point of view of a non geek or general user who has an interest in Ubuntu/FOSS/ spirit of scientific enquiry etc. Have been using ubuntu since version 6--since 2006 and do most work in it. Most of my problems come when i have to support others for whom i have installed Ubuntu on their computers like my Father and colleagues. Also in India, every geek thinks he has something GREAT under his belt and acting SUPERIOR enhances their reputation. Its quite a negative attitude. Most Linux users here are users rather than innovators or parts of new technical projects--only a small percentage are really DEVELOPERS or collaborators of FREE SOFTWARES or even help in the DOCUMENTATION (including self). This list is one place where i feel there is quite a bit of REAL SHARING and LEARNING-- i have always felt at home here though now I live in Chandigarh. Kussh On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 11:04 PM, SunD <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Shri K Singh, > > Sharing thoughts of limtation / shortcomings of Ubuntu or FOSS is an > unique way of hinderance to majority of our users. Basically We all Open > source lovers need to consolidate our positions i.e. we need to create > database of our support group with details such as Name, competency level > of him / her (beginner/ moderate / good/ v good / best competency), > organisation where he / she is working, Position he / she is working as. > No. of years experience, contact data (email, cell no if one desires to > share), type of work carried out in organisation, What open source > softwares are used now, what open source softwares are intended to use, > except attitude resistance issue what technical challenge forecasted to > face for carrying out Organisation task (Keep in mind the task to be > carried out in respect of Organisation only to consider and not the > Individual user task), remark if any. > > This data in excel format to make a database as per region of Indian > states, so that the group can co-ordinate with nearest support group member > to tackle the issue and will have morale building help to all of us. > > We need to concentrate on the issue of taking out work related requirement > using all open source softwares in the Organisation, individual needs can > be taken care if possible and the emphasis of the delivery of all the work > of Organisation against a sizeable cost saving to be focussed to the higher > up to justify the implementation of Open source against the licensed > softwares. Further the enhanced support group can help in addressing the > issues of concern by way of sharing experiences and research / > modifications carried out by them for tackling issues at their end, help > line support for such Open source can be initiated using NGO fund support > like toll free no can be explored in due course. > > I know I am thinking very ideal way and there are lots of effort needed > but if we step forward together we will achieve miles very fast. As IT > person we always are considered as delivery / service provider. We are > doing customer service in our Organisation and outside too, we have a dual > role to play while implementing Information Communication technology (ICT) > tools whereby in our Organisation we are selling these tools useful for the > Organisation as if we are the owner of them and are seen successful if > those are implemented accepted and used by our Organisation users > effectively, further we need to ensure the flawless implementation of these > tools and services for users from the service provider. The selection of > these tools by minute analysis of these tools is like research on it and > have hands on experience of it prior to it being implemented for > organisation. > > When we all will have same wave length, we will be able to fromulate such > support and virtual sharing of such implementations shared amongst all of > us / Web soon. Looking for taking step forward nowon, Good luck to all of > us. > > We can initiate a session for this discussion, if any one wish to hsare > some location for this event we can promote such discussion session and > move forward. Do comment. > > Regards, > > DulangeS. > 09819294898. > > > > -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
