On 12/27/05, Gora Mohanty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That sounds like a plan. I would propose that while some > people are clearly associated with specific areas, it also > ought to be possible for a "skilled" mentor to have the > student project be a module for something that is still in > active development by the mentor. E.g., one such idea that > some of us have been kicking around is Indian language OCR. > Though none of us really have credentials in this area, we > have some thoughts, and some preliminary work. > So, my proposal would be for the mentors to do some > groundwork in listing potential projects, modularizing them, > assigning timelines and checkpoints in having students > complete these. Then, we go to the colleges (a first physical > interaction is very important, IMHO), and my guess would be > that the level of student participation would scale with the > quality of the planning by the mentor. Exactly , as the problem is basically (in General ) the Students lacks in Ideas and Development Techniques , not in skill sets......... > Yes, I think that the projects should be curricular, i.e., they > should fulfil the students' fourth-year, or whatever, project > requirement. As for getting colleges to agree, we only work > with those that do. We are already talking to at least two > colleges, and the NRCF apparently has 50 lined up (probably > in Chennai, though). How to Include a College into this............. > I agree here. Actually, I am a bit sceptical of this whole idea of > bounties. I believe that they send the wrong message about > what should drive one to get involved in a FOSS project. I > think that we should describe any money paid to students as > stipendships. Plus, we could have prizes for best projects. > Corporate involvement is OK, I suppose, but we have to work > out details. Do they bring their own projects, and their own > mentors? If they are funding a mentorship program, what > freedom are we given in the nature and scope of the projects? > > Stipends or bounties for students, on the other hand, > > sounds like a good idea -- bribe the buggers into doing > > FLOSS! :) The stipend involvememnt could give students a good reason to put their Best and Scratch Their Head............ -- "Smooth Sea Never makes a Skilled Mariner" Linux User #348873 http://gauravmishra.modblog.com _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
