>
> Free Software & Open Source is a community driven movement not government
> one. Volunteers of LUGM acting as ambassadors of distributions is one thing
> & their participation to push FOSS forward in the country is another.
>
> I see there is a confusion about the "responsibility of framework" here. Are
> you making reference when I mentioned the hiring of "foreign consultants for
> the drafting of the open source policy"?
>
> Nope. Neither LUGM or a "volunteer" would do any work for free. My question
> was why wasn't their a consultation with local bodies, including LUGM, about
> the hiring or foreign consultants. LUGM was invited in the workshop only
> after the consultants were hired and that they suggested the Linux User
> Group should participate in such workshops.
>
That's very troubling. They basically hired 2 guys who had no clue
about the IT landscape of Mauritius, and made them drive the Open
Source policy.
I wonder why they didn't approach local people who have open source
experience, and a better understanding of the Local IT landscape.
> Regards,
>
> --
> Ish Sookun
>
> - Geek by birth, Linux by choice.
> - I blog at HACKLOG.in.
>
> https://twitter.com/IshSookun ^^ Do you tweet?
Received on Fri May 22 2015 - 07:10:23 PST