[PLUG] PLUG meeting washed out due to unseasonal rains

[Mayuresh]

On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 05:16:35AM +0530, shirish ? wrote:
> @ Mayuresh - While I agree that it is nothing to do with age and while
> you hint at Linus and Richard M. Stallman , those two are exceptions
> and all those who have taken it either as a passion or a profession.

Obviously they can't be the "exceptions" as the empire is built with so
many unsung contributors in their or higher age group, who continue to
contribute.

> What I meant was that I was under the impression that in 2015, now
> with people having access to smartphones and all, the access to
> knowledge is/should not be an issue at least not in colleges in Pune
> but surprisingly there are still gaps there.  While as a potential
> facilitator this means there is lots of opportunity for experienced
> people, it also drives home the point that there is lot of work that
> needs to be done.

Agree. There is a big gap in awareness. My perception is, increased
accessibility to information has actually had a counter-effect. Since
there lies an answer, average person is not even taking pains to search or
read it.  Access to information should be converted into and advantage,
instead it is making us lazy. (I do not want to generalize, but this is a
perception I have got about an average college goer in tech streams of
today.)

> While I do not know of any means other than talking and sharing about
> in various workshops but do feel that somehow we have lost the plot
> (in making people aware) and do feel culpable in not doing enough.
> 
> Any ideas what we could do to improve the situation ?

I appreciate sincerity behind those words. I think PLUG is a very good
platform to seek ideas of this kind. I'd suggest you to make a new mail
thread with appropriate subject and I think experienced PLUG members will
definitely contribute.

Mayuresh