> From: Atul Chitnis > To: Linux Bangalore/2004 > Subject: [lb/2004] Getting the LUGs involved > Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 17:43:55 +0530 >
> > Over the years, we have been trying to get Linux and FOSS user groups from > across India to use the event to draw attention to themselves. Given the > huge national and international audiences who converge at this event, this > makes a lot of sense. > > Now I can understand it if larger LUGs don't feel that they need this kind > of exposure, since they are well established in their own rights. Not that > we wouldn't love having them participate - it is just that they seem to > feel that they don't need to. This probably explains why the Mumbai and > Delhi LUGs are so poorly represented every year at the event (though there > is no shortage of *speakers* from these places!). Atalji ...err.. Atulji :) is under a very wrong impression. My personal belief is that poor representation of Delhi LUG is because of physical distance. There is no conspiracy/ego thing about this. For those of us who cant afford air fares for reaching such conferences, this is generally a week long affair, in which a third of the time is spent on the train. How many people can afford that much time off from work every year? The best way to ensure a pan-indian participation is to keep rotating the event (like say Linux India 2004) in different state capitals every year. Till then, LB will be a predominantly Bangalore/Southern-India centric event attended by either people from nearby regions or by people who have the money or time. - Sandip P.S. Sorry for sounding petty, but I am just venting my frustation at not being able to attend any worthwhile Linux events(other than LA-2004) in the past 5+ years that I have been involved in the Indian Linux community, because of my limited means. P.S.2. This seems to be intended for all LUGs in India. I wonder why it wasnt posted in LIG first. -- Sandip Bhattacharya * Puroga Technologies * [EMAIL PROTECTED] Work: http://www.puroga.com * Home: http://www.sandipb.net PGP/GPG Signature: 51A4 6C57 4BC6 8C82 6A65 AE78 B1A1 2280 A129 0FF3 Dungeons and Dragons is just a lot of Saxon Violence. _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
