Hi, --- On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 8:09 PM, Phani Bhushan Tholeti <[email protected]> wrote: | That's besides the point, and even the industry doesn't get open/free access | to the work - they have to buy the subscription. \--
Yes, that is correct. --- | Fine. So you think an Indian student is doing say a course in engineering or | medicine or economics can "afford" to get it? I couldn't. I'm working now | and I don't think I still can. \-- Sorry to hear that you couldn't afford it. I am not sure where you studied from. But, I have seen quite a number of colleges who do have ACM/IEEE student chapters, where the institution provides access to students. --- | Will the parents agree? | And all this is ignoring the people who have their own businesses or are | looking for jobs. \-- These have nothing to do with what we are discussing. Anyways, as Jim Rohn said: "If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse." --- | Of course, none of this still answers the question of "why" we need such a | body? \-- It is what they decided was best for them. Nobody is stopping you from creating something new. Cheers, SK -- Shakthi Kannan http://www.shakthimaan.com -- Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: http://lug-iitd.org/Footer
