On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Mohan Sundaram <[email protected]>wrote:
> <quote> > n both the above cases you are talking about software as a service , the > point most of the youngsters miss is , there is no tangible direct benefit > from the Free software you write in most of the cases , There is one very > big intangible benefit which most of us ignore is the skill development in > the process .This is what makes this person special who is valued in top > dollars by thousands of companies across the world . This is a big market > place in its own and will need a different thread to talk about . so to not > to confuse much the first stop if youngsters can cater to this market place > with skills , once they are employed and once there basic needs and > necessities are taken care of then they can think of taking the next step > towards whatever next big or whatever IMHO. > </ quote> > > This is definitely true. Being a contributor to open source is a good way > to build skill. Applauds in this space it's seen as a greater endorsements > of skill than from an organizational context. > That's a big true. As myself being specializing in providing customized Thinclient solutions for reusing old computers (which I have been doing since 2002), this expertise has helped my company in bagging a order from a Government organization for developing Linux based Thinclient OS for implementing in 10K+ computers. S. Baskar _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc ILUGC Mailing List Guidelines: http://ilugc.in/mailinglist-guidelines
