On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 20:40:40 -0500, "Rajko M."
On Sunday 19 September 2010 19:40:15 R. Tyler Croy wrote:
Is it better to cultivate small subcommunities per-language instead?
Definitely. Although, I would not presume that they are small :)
English is very important for people active in software development, but to be developer you have to know very little if it happens that you live in the country that has developed educational system for IT related skills. Books, developer communication, all is in local language. The consequence is that we miss a lot of people with skills and motivation for open source development, just because we don't give enough importance to language based communities and connection between them.
Currently, information exchange does not exist as organized effort. We don't have information who speaks what language, nor to what level, and when we are at this, we don't have information about other skills either. Without that we can't to connect people that need help in their activities with people that can help.
I work at a college with a large international community. Their English skills can vary, but casual conversation and tech skills are usually very proficient. I wonder if these students might provide a connection back to their home countries. Jon Cosby -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help@opensuse.org