> > On the face of it, BOSS Linux is a good project, and > if they achieve even part of what they claim to be > doing that will be a significant achievement. Having > said that, I have very strong reservations about how > CDAC, and to a somewhat lesser extent, other governmental > organisations in India, such as NRC-FOSS, relate to > the FOSS community. IMHO, they are still in the cathedral > model, with themselves as the centre, and have little > appreciation of how FOSS works. E.g., BOSS Linux pulls > happily from Debian, but contributes nothing back, at > least when I last looked. You could say that is how > government in India works, but to my mind that mode of > functioning is exactly the problem. >
yes it becomes much more murkier , is there a way to tap into these sources of funding and use it the way we want it . Yes there is no guarantee that this org or initiative will not land up in the same state for worse or good , it very easy pointing fingers and saying holier than though attitude. Do you see a way out shall we just ignore these thought process. As stereotactic mentions, the goal should be to find and > fix issues with Indian participation in FOSS projects, > rather than to try to find problems with existing work. > Personally, I no longer see much potential in the > community trying to engage with the government: We need > to make things work on our own. ok i get the answer here , but how? form one more org ? -Satya
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