Interesting question! Although one should not forget that in India : 'Survival' comes foremost, followed by everything else. I am sure there is lot of potential for knowlegde exchange and open source development, but there are more number of people looking to cross economic class barriers and earn better living conditions. An avergae Indian will always look upto a person with similar job skills, but living with all the extra perks in a more well to do country. I guess this is one main reason that lures people away from open source software projects. They always strive towards betterment of one's own situation before thinking about the giving back to community.
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Interesting question! Although one should not forget that in India : 'Survival' comes foremost, followed by everything else. I am sure there is lot of potential for knowlegde exchange and open source development, but there are more number of people looking to cross economic class barriers and earn better living conditions. An avergae Indian will always look upto a person with similar job skills, but living with all the extra perks in a more well to do country. I guess this is one main reason that lures people away from open source software projects. They always strive towards betterment of one's own situation before thinking about the giving back to community.