----- Original Message ----- From: Migs Paraz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 8:45 PM Subject: [plug] How to have more Pinoy free software developers?
> Hi, > This topic has been discussed once or twice in the past... let me open it > again :) Okay. > What would it take to have more Pinoy developers of free software? > > I don't think we can force people to do it if they don't want to... so maybe > we could teach the people (like PLUGgers) to program, if they don't already... > and on the institutional level, I'd say that schools should let their students > contribute to free software projects as part of their theses instead of yet > another singing-and-dancing pogi project. Developing free software for the theses project is great, IMHO. What I don't like in most of the colleges and universities all over the Philippines is that most of them requires "only" to develop a database system (payroll, sales & inventory, etc.) from a prefered company that they would want to conduct the study. Why not they encourage the students to develop like AI projects or any software that is not only database related system? Actually, I know their point also why they require the students to conduct a study from a particular company. It is actually one way to practice and develop the students' skills in systems analysis. But it would also possible to conduct a study that is not only focusing on a database side, am I right? Why not (also) conduct a study in an ISP? Anyway, have a Merry Christmas to all of you! =) --- Marvin T. Pascual Analyst/Programmer Bureau of Internal Revenue Tel. # (+63-2) 929-7676 local 7068 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
