Based on the mailing list discussion and the responses from the members, Mr.Shrinivasan T is the new Office Boy a.k.a Co-Ordinator of the ILUGC. On behalf of all, Congratulations to Shrinivasan T. From now on Shrinivasan.T will decide the meeting date, location and make necessary arrangements.
we got hold of Shrinivasan T over a chat via online and below are the chat scripts.
Question: 1) Your age:
Shrinivasan: 27
Question: 2) Education:
Shrinivasan: BE. Instrumentation and control Engineering
Question: 3) Which college
Shrinivasan: Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman College of Engg,Kanchipuram,2000-2004 batch
Question: 4) if not been to IT what you would have been?
Shrinivasan: I would have been an Instrumentation engineer,would be designing control systems
Question: 5) who introduced floss to you
Shrinivasan: Chandrashekar Babu is my GURU
interviewer: ok..
Shrinivasan: I was inspired by hime only
Question: 6) since when you are with ilugc
Shrinivasan: I am in ilugc since 2004
Question: 7) As a volunteer, what is the best moment which you encounter since 2004
Shrinivasan: not single,many moments,the events we do,sfd,demo days,fossconf, cant point a single one
Question: 8) Best thread which you like in ilugc thread
Shrinivasan: could not point a single thread,but, i am really wondering,about the thread where people voted for Question,hehe
Question: 9) who is your Admiring thread poster
Shrinivasan: csb - chandrashekar babu,i was admired by him and got inspired next is raaman, bharathi
Question: 10)what do you think the biggest achievement by ILUGC since 2004
Shrinivasan: connecting people,and making them to contribute
Question: 11) your take about flame wars?
Shrinivasan: flame wars are good,when they are little in thread count
Question: 12) message to the beginners
Shrinivasan: welcome to the real world,together we can grow,come,let us give freedom to the world
Question: 13) what kind of contribution does one should do? From your personal experience... which of the things you did are most efficient? and why do you think so?
Shrinivasan: contribution is based on each ones interest and experience,anyone can give back
I am doing some little contributions
Shrinivasan: I am little proud of about my blog, listed as one of top 50 open source blog in http://www.guidetocomputertraining.com/tips-and-tools/open-source-blogs , next the fossjobs blog,next incubating kanchilug
interviewer: thats great to hear
Shrinivasan: thanks
Question: 14) ppl's knowledge with open source programming languages are less? whats your thought? from the career perspective
Shrinivasan: 14. unless foss become,in education,
Shrinivasan: it wont beat the commercial languages
Question 15) how do you think that you can improve?
will try to make it a part of academic,then,we can conduct programming camps,for students,and working people
Question 16) most ppl think knowing linux will lead sys admin job. but there are other boundaries.... w.r.t lots of open source programming languages.
Shrinivasan: yes, http://fossjobs.wordpress.com/careers-in-linux/ ,here is the detailed answer
Question 17) how far that reached the students?do you think?
Shrinivasan: reach is very less,as the staff are not aware of these
Question:18) You work for a open source company, how do you balance your personal life, professional life and evangelism
Shrinivasan: Thanks for My company and managers Mohan & karishma,They give the freedom to do all community works
they allow me to talk, spread linux inside office,as a FOSS based company, they encourage all the activities
Question 19) Your vision and mission plan for ilugc
Shrinivasan: vision : spread FOSS,and making people to contribute,mission : yet to decide,have to do more community events,have to bring more students,and teaching staff,have to start lug in each college
Question :20) Your best book/blog read of recent times
Shrinivasan: I am reading the book "The Art of Community",I request you all to read it
Shrinivasan: will give awesome inspiration,that is the book
Shrinivasan: linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm
Interviewer: okay.. thanks Shrinivasan,it a pleasure in talking with you,all the best in the new role,bye
Shrinivasan: Thanks a lot for the wishes,bye
Interviewed By Balachandar Muruganantham and Thyagarajan Shanmugham
