On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Miguel Paraz <mpa...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am not talking about making money at all - open source or not. > > I'm trying to discuss why there aren't more Filipinos contributing, > regardless of reason.
M-x devils-advocate-troll-sub-mode 1. Filipinos don't care. Fsck your POS software if I can't do XXX. 2. Filipinos don't write good software. Or at least, they think they can't write code as good as others. 3. Filipinos pirate. Why should I write code when I can steal someone else's and pass this off as mine (er wait, why do I even have to build the code when binary copies are out on the streets for cheap?) :P M-x devils-advocate-mode > Spending time on a sideline is in the story because it's competition > for the Pinoy's time. > If one had the available time and the talent, what would they > prioritize in the hierarchy of needs? I'd lie if I didn't admit to enjoying spare time and talent on things other than contributing to FOSS. Probably because the other half of my time is spent on working with FOSS to do stuff, indirectly contributing by sheer usage, directly contributing with the occasional bug report or patch. Directly contributing to FOSS (e.g. maintaining packages, writing new Perl modules, etc) would probably be higher in my list if I'm paid to do it, and only that *hint hint* :P -- Zak B. Elep || zakame.net 1486 7957 454D E529 E4F1 F75E 5787 B1FD FA53 851D _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
