[Ilugc] Linux and Users
- From: cyborg4k@xxxxxxxxx (Shakthi Kannan)
- Date: Fri Jul 7 22:55:35 2006
Hi Chaks,
--- Chakkaradeep C C <chaks.yoper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Some give
it for free and other charge a small sum for the
distro. There is nothing
wrong in this.
This is how they make money in the "service" industry.
You and me don't have the time to look into the code.
You just give the work to developers/admin folks and
they maintain the system for you for a premium charge.
Now, why FOSS and OSS ?. Why cant people
address just as OSS ?. The
term "Free" in the GPL License does not mean that it
is "Free of Cost".
Agreed. Nobody said it was. If you assumed it, then
what can we do about it?
say Linux Distribution is
an alternate to Windows Operating System,
*much better*
we should
also think whether it
would suit their already going on day-to-day
activities.
Did you know there are companies who customize
distros, packages for client requirements and charge a
service fee for maintenance over a period of time?
Example: Red Hat
There are many
issues with Linux distros like Webcam support,audio
and video conferencing.
Aren't you an embedded software engineer at Novatium?
You should know this - Never blame the software if
there is no support from the hardware folks.
I've told this many times. If vendors don't release
their hardware data sheets, you cannot _write_ device
drivers for it ... (1)
If you don't understand the language, you cannot
communicate with the people who are using it.
I think all these points should be considered during
awareness
programs/campaigns.
When did you address these? If yes, where?
The main obstacle of people not
using Linux in their
desktops, as i see, is the lack of Yahoo/MSN webcam
support.
You have only been talking about webcam and you are
blaming Linux for it? See (1).
Many parents do
Video Chat every week with their son/daughter
abroad.How are we going to
tackle issues like these?.
See (1).
Basically, i have the habit of categorizing
Users/People into different
categories,like,
1) Normal Desktop Users (No Internet, just
entertainment, this can also
include Media Center)
2) Normal Desktop Users with Internet Support (which
may/not include
Video/Audio Conferencing)
3) Developers/Programmers (non MS developers, like
Java/Python etc.,)
4) Gamers (may/not include 2nd type)
5) Combination of 1 + 2+ 3 + 4
You only said customers change their requirements
often - which is true. So, you can never say there are
only people of type I, II or III. Everyone is of type
V.
What i feel is, we have few areas to cover up.For
example, we have to expose
people to Skype and what one can do with Skype, then
Gaim (Gaim 2.0 has
yahoo webcam support),
Again ... same webcam.
support), linux supported
hardware devices etc.
See (1).
I feel we need to be ready
Make hay while the sun shines.
before we start our
awareness programmes.
Do you know how long it takes to plan/organize an
awareness programme?
I would appreciate if you can first participate in few
LDDs/workshops before making any recommendations.
Regards,
SK
--
Shakthi Kannan
http://www.shakthimaan.com
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