Dear Mr. Senthil, Have we ever done (better) - when we are forced to do something with.
Linux - have evolved (I feel) - not because of somebody forced us to use with ... - it was more of people wanting to do more, which they are not able to (or with more difficulty) some thing ... The scene in the mobile platform - where Nokia was giving only symbian (earlier), was not able to pull-off for more time. People buy Andoid phones because they can do more with it.... how many are knowing about android now (the users who are using it) Android - Linux connection. Nokia is not able to sell even though microsoft WindowsPhone is being packed along with Nokia - now a days - on high-end phones. "When the Student is ready .... The teacher appears" - an old and perennially truthfull statement. Instead of making this a complex issue, it would fetch excellent & fruitfull results in the long run. That is what is prompting Ubuntu and all others giving this excellent OS free of cost, and making more efforts to reach people. Our concentration should be to reach more & more people, instead of cramming something on their throat. Even if you install linux on the laptop, it is not sure that they will use Linux instead of Microsoft Windows. These students - who are getting educated in colleges / schools - are not dumb, but are made to join the crowd, and at this point of time, it is Microsoft Windows 7, and later 8, etc. If they perceive that Linux is 100 % rewarding for them in the long run .... they would certainly go for it. How many of us are really helping new people to get solutions in this forum without they getting hurt (no, I am not going to start a war), for their problems. It is still being perceived even by computer users who are more than 10 years of usage, feels that Linux is difficult, and 'getting help is very difficult'. It is this perceived thing that should be taken care off. To make this Linux more interesting, we should organise for people to get trained : Freely of course, Languages like C, etc, and every month simple competitions should be organised in localities, and taking them into State Level (Imagine IPL's Success). Organising a competition - say for 20 people, in basics, database, GIMP, etc should not be difficult - say after 3 months of coaching. A person who is 12 to 18 year old feel much satisfied with a certificate from a body like ILUGC, etc. The competition can be every 2 months, in each place. This will make people / students / parents to encourage people to even think about Linux. we can always find sponsors for these sort of events - in every place. I am trying to do something in mumbai, very shortly. My simple 2 paise (which now has no meaning / worth) with warm regards s.sivakumar mumbai 98200 10728 _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc