On 23/05/11 7:27 PM, Narendra Sisodiya wrote:
Fosscomm didn't worked out well.
I beg to disagree. FOSSCOMM has been very successful in a lot of areas.
I want a mailing list do DOERS (those who do something for foss rather then sitting and doing mailing list work).. So a dedicated network for FOSS promoters.. Or you can say.. a mailing list for all FOSS advertiser and promoters..
Why not start it? Nobody is stopping you. I wish you all luck and success.
This dedicated mailing list can produce WhitePaper on status of FOSS and recommendation as well as give a report on what need to be done.. "What need to be done" -- this is a most important aspect...
That's the problem. Even when it comes to the country, everyone has ideas about what needs to be done. Nobody goes out there and does it.
We all are singing.. (like in bazzar.. everybody try to sell his veg ).. so I think, FOSS promotion should have a strategy in it.. ..
Promotion where? If you are talking government and education, I'd agree. But then FOSSCOMM has already done tons of work there with great outcomes.
For the CS student or even the mango man, the era of promotion is over. Most of them know what FOSS is, and there is a great body of knowledge on the Internet. They don't need lists like this.
Cheers,
Amol Hatwar