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		buritica on May 12, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Which developing nations have interesting ... In Colombia, we've gone from having no OSS Dev communities, to 5 world class confs in about 7 yrs, and many (local meetups (http://colombia-dev.org/meetups) thanks to the work of volunteers and community organizers. We're trying to get a way from the first thing that comes to mind when you think about our country (even though Netflix is making harder for us, lol). More than happy to talk about how it's been done, and how other developing nations could replicate the model and how it's benefitted the region.

nthtran on May 12, 2017 | [–]

Hey would love to chat with you about replicating this model in other developing countries. What's the best way to reach out?

buritica on May 17, 2017 | | [–]

you can email me buritica @ gmail, or DM @buritica on twitter

carlmungz on May 12, 2017 | [–]

Yes, would be happy to get in touch. Am I right in thinking you're Juan Pablo Buritica?

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