On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 1:36 AM, Dinesh Joshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > who are willing to learn BUT dont have experience are thrown out and > downright discouraged. This is not the point of GSoC and the whole > reason it was started for.
I don't quite know about the motives of GSoC, but there are ample other opportunities for those who do not have experience. Money earning opportunities, maybe not. But I feel they act as a better first step than GSoC. GSoC may not always be the right place to start. While the promise is great and money is good, the schedule may be tighter than what most newcomers would be comfortable with. There are many promising projects that are screaming for contributors. Log on to Sourceforge, Savannah, etc. and take your pick. It's just that there's no money involved for starters. But then on the brighter side, you could be one of the guys who gets picked in the next GSoC for the PLUSES right :) -- Siddhesh Poyarekar http://siddhesh.in -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
