On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Shakthi Kannan <[email protected]>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> --- On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Arvind S Raj <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> | And since it's the case that the college's interested and going to push
> them
> | to do their final year project, which will be graded, I think the
> students
> | would be interested for their own sake?
> \--
>
> That would be sad, really, if they just did it for the sake of the
> grade (and the degree that comes with it), and not for the love and
> passion of the F/OSS methodology and ideology that we all live and
> work so hard for.
>
> F/OSS, or any other cannot be forced on to people. Sure, you can help
> motivate others. But, the interest, self-learning, determination,
> commitment, hard work has to come from the individual(s).


Sure-that is for the highly motivated people. Students are not that
motivated but with a little effort they will be. The entire lot won't be
into it I agree-few will be when starting off and few more will eventually
given the right guidance. That's what I feel.


-- 
Arvind S Raj
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