On Friday 25 February 2011 06:46 AM, satyaakam goswami wrote:
On the face of it, BOSS Linux is a good project, and
if they achieve even part of what they claim to be
doing that will be a significant achievement. Having
said that, I have very strong reservations about how
CDAC, and to a somewhat lesser extent, other governmental
organisations in India, such as NRC-FOSS, relate to
the FOSS community. IMHO, they are still in the cathedral
model, with themselves as the centre, and have little
appreciation of how FOSS works. E.g., BOSS Linux pulls
happily from Debian, but contributes nothing back, at
least when I last looked. You could say that is how
government in India works, but to my mind that mode of
functioning is exactly the problem.
yes it becomes much more murkier , is there a way to tap into these
sources of funding and use it the way we want it . Yes there is
no guarantee that this org or initiative will not land up in the same
state for worse or good , it very easy pointing fingers and saying
holier than though attitude. Do you see a way out shall we just ignore
these thought process.
The way out is not a "half hearted attempt"; rather a full scale effort.
I mean, look at the development of "Wayland" in Ubuntu. Despite all the
prowess (and a publicly funded project), why can't we have a better
project than this?
Debian based distro is fine but I still have to come across a review. I
use Linux Mint (9) which is being maintained by a close group of
individuals. This way, there is more granular control over the outcome
of distro. Therefore, the existing mechanisms need to be worked out to
deliver and a "new domain" is not the answer.
As stereotactic mentions, the goal should be to find and
fix issues with Indian participation in FOSS projects,
rather than to try to find problems with existing work.
Personally, I no longer see much potential in the
community trying to engage with the government: We need
to make things work on our own.
ok i get the answer here , but how? form one more org ?
As I mentioned above, that's the answer. There has to be some way to
break the log jam. How many among you are researchers/academicians? How
many among you have actually "researched" and implemented anything "new"?
It's time to "look inwards" and make the Indian Loco better than the
best...localization or translating is a passe'. Creating something new
is warranted. There is no dearth of ideas, trust me. One just needs the
effort to make it happen.
-Satya
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