On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 5:26 PM, Rahul Sundaram <sunda...@fedoraproject.org>wrote:
> For various reasons, many of which share a common trait with the general > lack of Indian contributors to FOSS. A few I can think of: > > * With a diverse set of cultures and India misguidedly divided into states > based on languages and with a history of education, governance and English > as the common language based on British rule, the education system is not > conductive to higher studies on your native tongue in India. This spills > itself over to computers as well. > > * Unless the hardware costs go down significantly, the use of computers are > going to be limited to a elite segment which already understands English and > doesn't feel the need for localization. > > * Free and open source software is still very much a small niche in the > desktop market and that is unlikely to change significantly soon. > > * LUG's in India are still largely limited to idealizing or troubleshooting > end user issues rather than a inherently contributor oriented culture. > > * Access to Internet and especially good broadband always-on connections > that spurred the growth of FOSS elsewhere is still a limited thing in India. > > I had earlier put down few of my observations here.. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/pipermail/ilugc/2008-December/045398.html Also, I hoped the myth turns reality henceforth :-) -- Regards, Sri Ramadoss M _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
