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On Sep 3, 2011, at 13:59, sivakumar bharadhwaj <calms...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
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