[ug-bosug] Some thoughts from the Javaone

[Moinak Ghosh]

Hi Sriram,

   Well said! This is one of the peeves that have been echoing among the
FOSS community seniors in India for quite some time now - not only
OpenSolaris but also GNU software, Linux communities etc. We are good
at talking and evangelising but there is a distinct lack of actual code
contributions from India.

So many times I have seen Atul Chitnis remark in the BLUG lists: "Show
me the code folks".

OpenSolaris is an emerging community and there is every opportunity
for people who actively engage now to make a big impact.

Regards,
Moinak.

Sriram Narayanan wrote:
> Hi all:
>
> Thanks for all your good wishes for my talk on OpenGrok at the Javaone.
>
> I think we can all make a big enough impact on the world - I see here
> people from all around the world. There are unknown developers and
> enthusiasts, and also big names from the Solaris and Java worlds.
>
> Finally, each person is just an email address backed by code, fixes,
> communication, and community participation.
>
> We in India (Bangalore, Pune, where ever in India) are just as
> empowered as the rest of the world. We have Internet access, desktops
> to work with, and access to Sun developers and the Belenix developers
> and maintainers. We have the ability to ask for and make use of a
> Belenix DVD/CD, try it and then explore various facets of
> OpenSolaris/Solaris/Belenix ourselves.
>
> If at all we're limited, it's only by our imagination and inactivity.
> Otherwise, the world is ours to take!
>
> -- Sriram
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