Re: [Ilugc] Need Advice, Linux/FOSS Gurus from India
On 11/20/2011 02:07 PM, Swapnil Bhartiya wrote: Hi, Linus' interview made me think if there really is lack of Linux gurus? So, I am thinking of a sub-section in Muktware where we profile/feature one Linux/FOSS expert from India every week. What's your opinion? I don't know about gurus but there is a list of contributors at http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Contributors It is probably not the most comprehensive one however. Maybe a decent start and you can ask for more. Rahul ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] Need Advice, Linux/FOSS Gurus from India
I don't know about gurus but there is a list of contributors at http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Contributors It is probably not the most comprehensive one however. Maybe a decent start and you can ask for more. Thanks Rahul ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] Need Advice, Linux/FOSS Gurus from India
On Tue, 2011-11-22 at 13:51 +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote: What's your opinion? I don't know about gurus but there is a list of contributors at http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Contributors It is probably not the most comprehensive one however. Maybe a decent start and you can ask for more. needs editing - many are not in india and a fair number are not active now -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] Need Advice, Linux/FOSS Gurus from India
The guru shishya mode of teaching worked out when the materials to learn were scarce and it was politically volatile to have them spread. By Guru I did not meant that, guru in today's terms is basically an 'expert' in a field. Now, Linux or, any FOSS structure mandates collaboration and sharing. Agree. Shouldn't you be looking away from the single guru idea ? We are thinking of profiling people. Just the way Linus is a guru, Greg is a guru, Alan, Maddog, Ts'o -- they are all gurus. To have a page on each with their work will, in my understanding, encourage more people. And here we are talking about Indian contributors. (I know this is OT, but just wanted to point out the down side of fixating on gurus rather than working on a larger group of talented individuals) I am totally with you but at the same time do want to highlight individuals who have contributed to the growth and development of the FLOSS. You will run into the age old squabble of how do you arrive at who is an expert Ts'o to me is a filesystem expert/ Greg a device driver expert. I thinks let's start. There is no end to things stopping us from trying something. :-) -- bSwapnil Bhartiya/bbr Editor: Muktware.combr Skype: No Way...its non-free. Looking for alternativesbr Facebook: http://facebook.com/muktwarebr Twitter: http://twitter.com/muktware Google+ : https://plus.google.com/109027644713767623413/posts ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] Need Advice, Linux/FOSS Gurus from India
On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 14:07, Swapnil Bhartiya swapnil.bhart...@gmail.com wrote: Linus' interview made me think if there really is lack of Linux gurus? So, I am thinking of a sub-section in Muktware where we profile/feature one Linux/FOSS expert from India every week. What's your opinion? Here is one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Peter_Ellis/Suparna_Bhattacharya -- http://about.me/rosh ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
[Ilugc] Need Advice, Linux/FOSS Gurus from India
Hi, Linus' interview made me think if there really is lack of Linux gurus? So, I am thinking of a sub-section in Muktware where we profile/feature one Linux/FOSS expert from India every week. What's your opinion? -- bSwapnil Bhartiya/bbr Editor: Muktware.combr Skype: No Way...its non-free. Looking for alternativesbr Facebook: http://facebook.com/muktwarebr Twitter: http://twitter.com/muktware Google+ : https://plus.google.com/109027644713767623413/posts ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] Need Advice, Linux/FOSS Gurus from India
Linus' interview made me think if there really is lack of Linux gurus? So, I am thinking of a sub-section in Muktware where we profile/feature one Linux/FOSS expert from India every week. What's your opinion? I guess, there might not be just one person or a few persons who we can call linux/FOSS gurus in India. IMHO, You might find a few persons who are experts in their own fields such as MySQL, Drupal, RoR, Subversion and several other open source technologies. A QA section where practical problems are addressed will be more appealing to me such as VPN How to Setup OpenVPN or Blu-ray How to get blu-ray working on Linux etc. -- 0 ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] Need Advice, Linux/FOSS Gurus from India
On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Swapnil Bhartiya swapnil.bhart...@gmail.com wrote: Linus' interview made me think if there really is lack of Linux gurus? The guru shishya mode of teaching worked out when the materials to learn were scarce and it was politically volatile to have them spread. Now, Linux or, any FOSS structure mandates collaboration and sharing. Shouldn't you be looking away from the single guru idea ? As it stands, available source code+documentation+IRC+UGs etc do make it easier for a willing participant to acquire knowledge and demonstrate enough caliber to be known as an expert/architect/name_what_you_want. (I know this is OT, but just wanted to point out the down side of fixating on gurus rather than working on a larger group of talented individuals) So, I am thinking of a sub-section in Muktware where we profile/feature one Linux/FOSS expert from India every week. What's your opinion? You will run into the age old squabble of how do you arrive at who is an expert -- sankarshan mukhopadhyay http://sankarshan.randomink.org/blog/ ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
