On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 11:21 AM, Baskar Selvaraj <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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. > > I think the thread has been misunderstood. No one says that we cant make money using FOSS. people have said that its hard to monetize. i am sure there are benefits on learning the foss. i myself in this place because of FOSS. most of the FOSS developers are service providers atleast in india. I wish that these developers would one day build FOSS products that will be used by worldwide users. In Songbird case, they were trying to monetize the music player which is a product (alternative to itunes). Its very rare to see FOSS products that makes huge money as far as i know. In services sector, yes i completely agree with various people's comments related to knowledge, training etc. you can flourish using FOSS. - balachandar muruganantham எனது தமிழ் பக்கங்கள் - http://www.balachandar.net/pakkangal தமிழ் புத்தக விற்பனை இணையம் - http://www.chennaishopping.com/ - 300ரூ மேல் உள்ள ஆர்டர்களுக்கு, இலவச சேர்க்கை. தமிழ்ச் சொல் திருத்தி - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tamil-spell-checker-for-firefo/ 2GB space + 20 GB B/W + cPanel, LAMP Hosting http://www.vazhangi.com/ _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc ILUGC Mailing List Guidelines: http://ilugc.in/mailinglist-guidelines
