foss.in is in just a couple of weeks and if you have not registered yet you really ought to now. Why? OpenOffice.org will be holding a Project Day, either 4 or 5 December (somewhat annoyingly scarily, it's still uncertain), and it represents a major opportunity for developers and would-be developers to learn more about OpenOffice.org coding, the project, and what the future holds
OOo is popular: in India, millions use it and the government has gone on record endorsing it, as have many large companies (actual use varies, of course). And Indians also produce code for OOo. Much of that work is localization, but not all. Nevertheless, if OpenOffice.org is really to flourish in India and elswhere--and to sustain that flourish--local developers are needed. This more than just establishing a community; it also entails cultivating the ecosystem that can produce foss developers, and OOo developers in particular. And that means ultimately focusing on strategies that educate as well as employ foss developers: the work of government policy as well as the putative invisible hand.
Foss.in should be fun and interesting. But if you can't make it, there are sure to be other OOo events in the near future. I'll likely be presenting at the upcoming (and renamed) Open Source India Week (OSIW), formerly LinuxAsia, the longstanding and quite well attended Delhi event. I hope while there to present, as well, workshops on entering OOo for developers and businesses.
Meanwhile, see you in Bangalore, either the 4th or 5th of December!
OOo is popular: in India, millions use it and the government has gone on record endorsing it, as have many large companies (actual use varies, of course). And Indians also produce code for OOo. Much of that work is localization, but not all. Nevertheless, if OpenOffice.org is really to flourish in India and elswhere--and to sustain that flourish--local developers are needed. This more than just establishing a community; it also entails cultivating the ecosystem that can produce foss developers, and OOo developers in particular. And that means ultimately focusing on strategies that educate as well as employ foss developers: the work of government policy as well as the putative invisible hand.
Foss.in should be fun and interesting. But if you can't make it, there are sure to be other OOo events in the near future. I'll likely be presenting at the upcoming (and renamed) Open Source India Week (OSIW), formerly LinuxAsia, the longstanding and quite well attended Delhi event. I hope while there to present, as well, workshops on entering OOo for developers and businesses.
Meanwhile, see you in Bangalore, either the 4th or 5th of December!
