[ubuntu-in] This is about Ubuntu Indian Members..

[Bhavani Shankar R]

OK I admit and I quit.........I better do my media center work rather than
stepping into the community........
Bhavani Shankar.


On 10/31/07, Kingsly John <member+ubuntu at kingsly.net> wrote:
>
> +++ Bhavani Shankar R [2007-10-31 13:29:13]:
>
> > Not at all.. See one thing i have observed while i go to a talk is
> mainly
> > students ask whether there is recognition if we do something for the
> community
> > without having a page which describes the team participation and sort of
> stuff?
>
> The FOSS world is a meritocracy you are have to prove yourself by your
> actions and work. Websites, Forums and Announcements/Publicity are
> secondary
> to actual programming/code contribution/releases. Whereas in the world of
> proprietary software, it's the exact opposite you first have the website
> and
> publicity in place.. the software comes last.
>
> You are going about it in the exact wrong order. You want a page with your
> name on it, even before you have actually contributed anything!
> Which is not the way things work in the FOSS world.
>
> You claimed that the Ubuntu-Bangalore team was about kannada localisation
> efforts.
>
> Your total contribution to the kannada localisation effort is "One Word"
> according to launchpad. https://translations.edge.launchpad.net/~bhavi/
>
> Just about every single person listed here
> https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/gutsy/+lang/kn
> has contributed more to the Kannada localisation effort than you.
>
> Why should they be willing to work under you, when they have clearly more
> experience and proven contributions ?
>
> (BTW Sticking with translations, "Google Earth" would translated to
> "Google
> Prithvi" and not "Google Duniya" , Duniya = World. And your french
> translations have glaring mistakes which stick out to native french
> speakers. Avoid contributing translations in languages you aren't fluent
> in.)
>
> If you see a problem with how the localisation team is going about
> their work, join the team and help them work better. Nobody here is
> claiming
> that they are perfect. And are more than willing to change the way things
> work if shown a more efficient/beneficial way of doing things.
>
> > (I mean contributing locally) because of the fact that many engineering
> > students will have on campus placements and there the people who come as
> > interviewers ask for proof of contribution if he/she has done so...
>
> Proof of contribution doesn't necessarily have to be your name on the
> wall.
>
> A mother doesn't maintain a log about everything she's done for her
> child to prove that she's contributed to her children's development.
>
> If you are proven contributor, even if your name isn't listed anywhere the
> senior/active members of the project will know who you are and they will
> be
> more than happy to be a referee you can list on your resume.
>
> If you are looking for a job that is related to Linux/open source in India
> you are missing the point that most of the members on this and other lists
> are already working in those companies. And if you came across as a "doer
> of
> things" and one who walks the walk and doesn't just talk the talk they
> would
> be more than happy to recommend you for a job in their own company.
> (Actions
> speak louder than words... and all we have seen from you so far is words)
>
> I'm sure there are enough people here who would tell you that they have
> landed jobs that way, because someone in the community noticed their work.
>
> Kingsly
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