[ Ubuntu-BD ] Ubuntu 6.06 CD

[Russell John]

Hi Shipar,

Thank you for writing. I'm very happy to receive your mail, and I'm  
not a bit irritated. It's just that after a long day of work, I'm  
tired and sleepy. But that's not a problem. I'll get myself a cup of  
cold coffee.

Okay, before I fall asleep, let me answer your question. My suggestion  
for you would be: please use Linux for some more time before thinking  
about application development and localisation. Try to use all the  
distributions that are available, try different desktop managers, play  
with the shells, and so on. When you'll be confident enough to say  
that you're no longer a "novice" user, think about development and  
localisation.

There are lot of ways you can contribute to the ongoing Linux  
movement. One way is to help us to promote the use of Linux and FLOSS.  
Convince your friends and family to use Linux. Convince your neighbors  
to use Linux. Convince your university to install Linux on some  
workstations so that students can try it out. We're always here to  
support you -- just let us know how we can assist. What our country  
needs more today is a larger Linux users base. Localisation is of  
coarse very important, but how will it help if everyone keeps using  
Window$?

Anyway, keep writing!

Best regards,
Russell


Quoting shipar martin <shipar_03 at yahoo.com>:

> dear mr. Russell John,
> At first i am apologizing that it's a kind of personal
> mail, but i hope it will not irritate you much.
>
> i am an interested novice linux user. now i am a
> student of undergraduate level. i always keeps the
> dream that it will change the scenario of bangladesh.
> may i get some guidelines from u about the linux
> programming and to attach myself in the linux
> localization movement?
>
> the bdos network always arranges programs. but the
> schedules are not available to attend. how i  prepare
> myself and contribute to the movement?
>
> regards,
> shipar

-- 
Russell John
Bangladesh Linux Users Alliance
russell at linux.org.bd