2010/4/21 Mohan <mohanakrishna@xxxxxxxxx> Dear Mohanakrishna, > Hi Kanchilug members, > > I have been lucky enough to track/follow the rise of kanchilug through > one of my friends at work. I cannot find words the express the joy in seeing > a community grow & expand with members who have displayed team spirit > without expecting anything in return for their efforts, with just one motive > of making the world share the joys that each of you all are enjoying. This > true selflessless is by far the top reason for your sucess. > > There might be many silient leaders in this group who are pushing from > behind to expand this empire, but its the leader in each one of you all is > what is helping the evolution of this group. I am in no doubt this group is > going create history in the ever impressive linux world. > Thank you very much. :) > I am a strong believer of self driven communities not only becasue it > brings sucess on a common goal, but also because it shapes & creates > innovative leaders & brings out the best in them making them more confident > each day. I do this for a living & get paid for it, you guys are doing it > without any expectation, which is a distinction by itself. > > If i may, i would like to share some of my thoughts on how this community > can achieve overall sucess & feel it at the same time too. > Sure. > Community shapes better when each member of the community, leads an event > or task [ongoing or single] & bring in participation to the ideas they > strongly believe. It enough if we have moderators to just ensure the motto > of the community is not trespassed but the moderators themselves need not be > the leads of all events. I believe letting the idea generator lead the event > which will help create more leaders of tomorrow. > > We tend to hide behind participation as contribution to community > development whereas our true contribution is indivdual ideas & leading those > ideas to sucess. > > Spread your wings, do not cuddle into one room just to agree or disagree > on ideas, which is required but that on its own should not be the primary > agenda. Represent your community by participating in code Jams, other forums > & learn, teach & preach new opensource technologies. label your community > name under your signatures. > Good ideas . We will participate all these kind of activities . > Your should also focus on mastering & feeling confident to use English as > a medium. Lets face it, its the prominent language in the web. Ensure you > are comfortable with it & do not hesitate to re learn spoken english through > schools, its the primary tool with which i have risen in the corporate world > . > Surely we will develop our communication skill. > What you are now & togather with the points above, i feel you would stand > out & when you look back over years you will feel the satisfaction of having > made a difference. > > Kudos to this community & continue the excellence. > Thanks a lot for your interest on our development . Surely we will do our level best with the help and guidance of you people. :) > -Mohan Achar > > A humble Fan. > -- நன்றி , அருளாளன் . த Kanchi Linux User Group Rocks ! http://kanchilug.wordpress.com My Experiments In Linux are here http://tuxworld.wordpress.com தக்கன தழைக்கும் !