On Sunday 11 April 2010 07:30 PM, Naveen Dhanuka wrote:
Hi,
I did a FOSS event in my college days. Its been 8 years the college still does the event every year. Now if you count that as a contribution to FOSS, i deny. I strongly deny.
So what is the contribution to FOSS and how do you begin it.
- Installation of Linux or BSD
- using VI ir Emacs or Anjuta
- using gc++ instead of pirated TurboC
- using php& mysql
- Learn Ruby faster than learning Java
- Announcing making of some small utility on based on FOSS technologies
and 7, sharing software with people and telling them "what I just gave you is free as in freedom. If it is good for you then there is no reason not to use it and if it has some problem, then report it or try helping to fix it ". This is the most important point because people will obviously compare proprietory vs free software on quality terms. What they don't realise is how fast a free software can develop and might even go past their favorite proprietory software. sheer comfort and craze for advanced features (which most users rarely need) is not always the important point to consider when choosing a software.
Happy hacking. Krishnakant.