Re: Viability of Linux companies (Was Re: A Linux Today story has been mailed to you!)

[Pavan K Balellugari <pavkb@xxxxxxxxx>]

While i agree in almost all of Tariques points.. i
wonder, if we really really have to make a software
that's as usefull as Oracle (@least in RDBMS world),
which one it would be.. it could be soving any problem
area.. any ideas??? 

Also, the fun part is we (India or indians) never made
windows(the OS) we didn't start the linux revolution,
but hopefully we could atleast use them in fullness 

Regards
--- "Dr Tarique Sani <tarique@xxxxxxxxxxxx>"
<tarique@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Mukund wrote:
> 
> > The Indian software earnings are mostly body
> shopping for low profile jobs,
> 
> I entirely agree with Mukund, In fact I have often
> compared these people
> as slave traders, the only difference is at times
> their slaves get paid
> well!
> 
> I remember the flames I faced on the Nagpur City
> list when I had said this
> thing about 18 months ago. To be precise I had
> likened most of the Indian
> software professionals to the chinese railroad
> labourers of the 19th
> century. A thread which is currently on in the same
> list proves that
> though my words were harsh they were also true.
> 
> The point being - average India / Indian just dont
> have the attitude to
> "Go get it". To top it everybody wants to make money
> fast,
> agreeably becuase we are a poor third world nation.
> Given the
> combination of these factors it is unlikely that
> India will emerge as a
> software power, powerhouse for fuel - very likely.
> 
> nuff said.
> 
> Tarique
> 
> P.S. I forgot to mention a very supporitve
> government.



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