Chirag Anand wrote: > I agree with everyone here...regarding FOSS companies. The reason that I > raised this point is the recession that we are facing today. Nobody is sure > of their placements in any company. The only ray of light that we see today > is open source projects and FOSS companies.
I believe you have got it wrong there. Open Source Projects or, FOSS companies are not folks who look appealing during a downturn. The moot point is that if you spend your time becoming a better programmer/developer, your skills are invaluable to any company. Free and Open Source Software (projects) provide you a much nicer way to become such a programmer. These kind of projects teach you most of the stuff that the rigor of academics might not be coaching you in - working with virtual teams, getting your code through peer review, building skills in communication, handling of version control systems etc. The curricula you read is aimed at teaching you the fundamental building blocks - what you build using them is completely up to you. However, FOSS companies have their stakeholders and they work in an environment that is somewhat different from the culture of non FOSS companies. Most of the time, hiring in FOSS companies are thus more quirky than in traditional ones. > The current thinking of students is that if we are spending time on open > source projects or even promoting Linux, should give us some fruits in the > future. Otherwise, its considered a time waste. Then I'd say that the students are not very smart. Please read the above paragraph. You need to spend time to become better programmers. There isn't any other easy way to get a fulfilling job. > So, my question is: 1. Should students start contributing to open source in > a hope to get a job? They should start contributing and keep on contributing because practice makes you a better performer. -- http://www.gutenberg.net - Fine literature digitally re-published http://www.plos.org - Public Library of Science http://www.creativecommons.org - Flexible copyright for creative work _______________________________________________ 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]/
