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>>>>> "Gora" == Gora Mohanty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Gora> [snip]
Gora> Again, we will have to agree to disagree. You are quite
Gora> right about colleges preferring a brand-name, ideally a
Gora> corporate one. However, I see no reason to encourage this
Gora> attitude. While we do have to work with the college to
Gora> overcome ingrained prejudices, it will not be just the
Gora> student that the college hears it from, but also respected
Gora> members in the community. It is possible that we are
Gora> misunderstanding each other on this issue. I do not have
Gora> problems with corporate involvement, except when the project
Gora> itself starts coming under a corporate banner. To give you a
Gora> concrete example, I have no problems in partnering with
Gora> Redhat or Novell, I just do not want this to be the
Gora> Redhat-ILUGD mentorship program. I also do not care if we
Gora> are not succesful at attracting corporate funding. There are
Gora> other avenues for funding, and, when it comes down to it, we
Gora> cut our shirt to fit the cloth. Finally, I do appreciate
Gora> your comments, even though we might not share
Gora> opinions. While we might have strong opinions in certain
Gora> areas, the ultimate proposal is, of course, going to be a
Gora> consensus one.
Great to see such a lively discussion going on about mentorship. But
don't you think we can wrap up the finer details as we go along? I
don't see any fundamental difference of opinion about the project
between Gora and Gami here except maybe regarding corporate
partnership, and that too is not an immediate concern -- corporates
aren't exactly queueing up to partner, are they? :)
Let's take the proposal and fine-tune it. Perhaps we can schedule an
IRC meet in a couple of days where those in Delhi can congregate, meet
up online with those who aren't, and everyone interested can give
their comments.
Regards,
- -- Raju
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Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/
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