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On Saturday 30 Aug 2014 11:18:53 PM Arun Raghavan wrote: > Hi Sriram, > > On 30 Aug 2014 22:51, "Sriram Ramkrishna" <sri ramkrishna me> wrote: > > Hey folks! I thought I would send a welcome email, and start a thread > > on how to build an active community in India. > > > > As a start, let's try to agree upon the goals. Part of this > > incorporates our mission, spreading Free Software. > > > > * Foster greater acceptance of Free Software in all sectors > > * Creating a dynamic and enthusiastic GNOME community across India > > that is open to everyone regardless of background, gender, culture, > > and sexual identity > > > > I didn't put anything in marketing GNOME. If we achieve the second > > objective, we get that for free, I think. I'm more interested in > > people and community and generating enthusiasm. I want to build > > momentum. > > Thanks for kicking this off. I've been thinking a bit about how we can get > get the GNOME community in India active again these last few days, so great > timing. :-) > > I think what would be nice, and relatively easy to do, is a small GNOME > hackfest. Nothing too formal or elaborate, but a place where the local > developer and user community can get together and plot world dom^W^W^W just > hang out. Maybe pick up some ideas or bugs to hack on / discuss while we're > there. Could probably pick a weekend or so in November/December. >
I suggest you propose a track in this conference to be held in Trivandrum 18 to 20 December: http://icfoss.in/fs2014.html
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