Data collection and visualisation are complex, and require effort, time and money. Recognise when you have "good enough" data, and move to the next step. Your time and resources are better spent driving meaningful impact than chasing perfection.

After an afternoon replete with good food, coconut juice, tropical heat and exhaustion, we went to the venue at NIT Calicut. As we waited for the microphones to be set up for the keynote, I had a chat with the soon-retiring professor who helped conceive FOSSMeet. He helped revive this edition of the conference after a three-year gap, and also had a part in the Free Software revolution in Kerala, which saw schools and government departments adopt Free Software...