Hi All, My name is Joseph John. I have been using Linux and Open Source for quite long time. Do not have much expertise in programming, but familiar with programming languages. I have implemented enterprise solution based on open source in all most all the fields except ERP, Business Process, Business Intelligence . Some of the areas which has been successfully implemented are VPN, Content Filtering, PDC, Network monitoring, CCTV, IP-PBX, Document Management,Portal Solution, etc .....
Like to share some of my experience, feedback aboiut workshop venue selection and what I feel about an ecosystem in which Open Source can be promoted. What I observed is that when I start trying to find a solution I do find great obstacle in terms of domain knowledge and setup knowledge, my persistence and with the help of the forums I had found a way to implement such solutions. This procedure made me ponder on sharing my experience and knowledge to others in installation and configuration of such product. I started documenting my steps and started conducting the wrkshops. This I am doing to build up confidence on IT solution providers, budding IT support professionals, Organization to use open source for enterprise solutions and I am quite successful in doing so. In this procedure I have mentored individuals and small organizations to adapt open source use for enterprise solution. I have lost count on the no of people I have mentored so far. All my workshop and training are free from commercial advantage, I politely decline any reimbursement of any expense. I don't keep any commercial aim in my workshop because I have a job, and I am happy with what I get as salary and content with it. In future, in case if I do not have a job or another source of income I will be conducting the same workshop and seminar for a fee. It is how the eco system works. I am not taking it now because I do not want it, not because of any thought or policy that I should not benefit commercially through my workshop. What I want to point out here is that there is nothing wrong in getting commercial benefit for your contribution and hard work. For eg:- members in the mailing list might have joined Jay's LINUX academy for training. Good training they give, my nephew has been trained there. He joined there after clearing is RHCE. In a way he made is concept clear only because he joined there for training, similarly lot many others. So what is wrong in this, nothing. Both the people benefited. Jays Linux academy got students and students got expertise. Here every one wins, Jay's LINUX academy got direct and indirect exposure and advertisement through Jay's Internet Club activities, no one can deny this and no one can say wrong about this. It is a part of eco system where students gets good training and the academy gets advertisement. Love to see lots of places like JaysLinux Acadamy /Internet club in Kochi for the benefit of Linux and Open Source For me to conduct or even attend an event in broad way is difficult because of the traffic, chaos . And my previous experience in Jay Academy(Internet Club) is that it does not have facilities which needed. My workshop are interactive, participants should have a PC or laptop in which they can install configure the solutions discussed. I do believe I have the freedom to choose workshop venue keeping following points (a) transportation, (b) parking, (c) seating capacity. This way only the parameter I selected in choosing the venue. I strongly felt my workshop will be better if I get a better place than broad way venue so I chose a better venue. This is based on freedom to choose My mails to the mailing list has been blocked, It did not had any message against open source. They blocked workshop mails as well as other mail asking for a discussion on why we cannot bring new linux users to the mailing list. My mail was trying to find reason why in our mailing list we do have a very small fraction of Linux users of Kochi. Mailing list (http://www.ilug-cochin.org/) policy is absurd, monopoly, with not good intention . It is not doing any good for the community development. It is alienating active members. Just because the moderator did not like the workshop venue He choose to block all my email for the workshop to the list. This mail I am sending it to http://www.ilug-cochin.org/ and to [email protected] . Hope the ilug-cochin moderators and office bears come to understand thier mistakes and mend. Thanks Joseph John
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