tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642247452011148209.post8921037551970172992..comments2010-01-22T07:47:01.121-08:00brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947142104313550712noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642247452011148209.post-80268222217936159932010-01-22T07:47:01.121-08:002010-01-22T07:47:01.121-08:00The point I made was that the number of Indians in open source is really nothing in proportion to the number of programmers the country produces.<br /><br />You can get some idea of the kind of numbers involved if you look here: <a href="http://bit.ly/7lWvHT" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/7lWvHT</a><br /><br />Towards the end of the article, there is another relevant point which the programmer I interviewed brought up: if working on open source was not his job, he would not be working on it. That is extremely significant as it speaks of an attitude of wanting immediate gain. <br /><br />In the West, my experience has been that people get into open source because they like doing it; in many cases, they get no money out of it. <br /><br />Of course, it could lead to material gain down the line.<br /><br />This could be because of the income support from governments in the West. Or it could be due to more long-term thinking. Whatever the reason, it is an interesting point that needs to be explored further.<br /><br />Sam Varghesesamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632534198161816822noreply@blogger.com