On Tuesday 17 Jan 2006 1:44 am, Mrugesh Karnik wrote:
Well, simple point. I do not have the resources to go in person to listen to Ubuntu talks. Instead I can just go over the reports. Once again, I say, I'd be very interested in going in person if it isn't about Ubuntu.
the whole point of this debate is it is not a question of 'whats in this for me', but a question of building community. You may not get anything out of it, but you can give - give support just by being there. The community in big cities rarely meets - in fact i once described the mumbai lug as a virtual lug. Now the community meets, everyone feels good and that is a positive. The reason why some ppl thought you were a windoze user is that 'whats in this for me' attitude is typical of them. Mark Shuttleworth has contributed enormously to the community - so the community should support him by turning out in large numbers. On second thoughts, it is better that you dont come - we wouldnt want him to get a bad impression of India ;-)