[ubuntu-in] This is about Ubuntu Indian Members..

[Kingsly John]

+++ Bhavani Shankar R [2007-10-31 22:48:09]:

> yes definitely.so i respect each one of them... See my definition of team lead
> is entirely different.. See our community for example every one is qualified
> and every one is a developer.. In opensource rather than working under someone
> (that violates the definition  of opensource and foss  motto of freedom)  you
> work along with  some one... and since everyone is treated on par and 

I'm sorry that is not how things work. There is *always* an organisational
structure and in some cases it's explicit, in others not so explicit. 

If it wasn't so, I should be signing off as "SABDFL"

I don't have commit access to any of the repositories for open source
projects.  And that means I'm not equal to Linus with respect to the kernel,
and it's not a violation of the definition of open source or my freedoms.

And organisation structures exist in any grouping, watch some documentary on
animal behavior for proof.

What you are describing is called "Anarchy"

--being quote from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchy --
Anarchy (from Greek: an-, "without" and Greek: -archy, "leadership")
Without leadership. Hence, the common use of anarchism as a system of
organization without leaders.
-- end quote-- 

> Secondly.. My pov in a single line of indian members is i told that a token of
> acknowledgement  would/can be given for those who contribute  to the
> community.. thereby instilling interest among newbies  thereby giving them  a 
> PUSH...  If  your answer  is  in the negative 

The FOSS world needs self-starters and self-motivated people, if someone
needs to be "pushed" they aren't cut out for the community. And not everyone
needs to be. Not everyone can be a Doctor or Lawyer the same applies to FOSS
contributors too.

If you need to be "pushed" to do something you should probably not be doing
it at all.

Kingsly

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