[ubuntu-in] Time to look inwards.

[stereotactic]

Thanks a ton Ram. Glad that you gave an excellent overview of the 
existing scenario.

However, my contention is simple and again I reiterate that it is not 
the localization efforts alone that matter. It is creating something 
"new" that matters. And we sadly lack in either initiative.

Let me give you the example of Linux Mint. Apart from being an excellent 
derivative, the existing system allows a person to subsist on 
'donations' while churning out the distro. We cannot blame the system 
because we are unwilling to change it. I could go on and on regarding 
lack of "facilities", broadband, donation support etc but these are just 
excuses.

What is required instead is a strong will to do something. While CDAC 
and others have done a yeoman's service (and I am not discounting it) 
but it's important to be able to "make a splash". I don't see BOSS Linux 
being considered on DistroWatch, for example, to highlight the 
"achievement" in the community. In same vein, DRDO is justified in it's 
efforts but creating something from ground up is stupidity unless they 
have a crack team of developers.

But then this mailing list is not about BOSS/DRDO/Localization. Its 
about coming out from the rut and doing something creative and something 
which merits.