Re: Can we fix up the linux-india.org site ?

["Diwakar - tamil.com" <diwakaran@xxxxxxxxx>]

i visited the site to browse the LIH archives for some info on KDE2. i 
thought we can make linux-india.org a good community site with 
messageboards, chatrooms and all. we can make it vibrant. i'd be hellishly 
glad - like everyone here, i guess - to participate in the linux community 
activities on the site. we can also make a very long, very informative FAQ 
out of the questions asked in the LIH list and make it a special feature of 
the site. right now the site does suck.

- Diwakar

At 2/8/01, you wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> A recent post about broken links at linux-india.org prompted me to go there
> (after a very long time). I just realised that the site REALLY SUCKS!
>
> It's ugly and hasn't been updated in a long while. All-in-all I think it 
> is not
> very useful and I don't think it accurately reflects the vibrant linux 
> community
> in India.
>
> Earlier requests for help didn't garner much response.
>
> So I have a proposal. Let us open-source the site. I am not sure exactly 
> how to
> go about that. I guess we could register a sourceforge project for it and 
> have a
> mailing list dedicated to the website development. This list would have full
> control over the contents of the LI website.
>
> I am sure that way we'd get the site our community deserves.
>
> I am aware that some of you may be uncomfortable that the site is hosted by
> Exocore. If this makes you hesitant to join this effort, then we can 
> arrange to
> shift the site to some other host. I am sure there numerous people on this 
> list
> who can host the site. If a majority of people feel that this should be done
> then we'll do it.
>
> The important thing is that we ought to improve the website in an open and
> transparent manner.
>
> Let's do this -- I think it'd be a whole lot of fun and might make
> linux-india.org a resource of note in the Linux world.
>
> Biju
>
>
>
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