On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 5:55 AM, sankarshan <foss.mailingli...@gmail.com> wrote: >> When I left college last year, there were 2 competing trends that my batch >> had infused. One was free software, where Shreyank and I had made some >> inroads, and the second was TopCoder or similar online programming judges >> where Swapnil Sonawane and Rajat achieved milestones. As it turns out, >> Swapnil and Rajat ended up getting jobs on campus that paid the best (upto 3 >> times what Shreyank or I get!!). > > I might not be comprehending this properly. Why would participating in > online coding contests be a deterrent to contributing to Free and Open > Source Software ? Although, considering the part within parenthesis, > if that is how it is projected, will obviously skew the participation > in a way that nothing can counter.
On this note, I would like to add something. Not related to the topic but related to the thing in brackets of Debayan's email. I agree money is very important but as 'i-feel-philosophical-today-susmit' points ot its a way you lead your life also matters. I wouldn't have quit my well paying corporate job to take up research. I would be easily getting 8L per annum now plus some overseas travel. yummy! Now I am a student and intend to go for a PhD which most 'MBAs' term it 'live-like-a-beggar' for 4 years. But well, I know I am developing the roots like a banyan tree to soar great heights. And its all about how you project. I think you have forgotten the '3-emails' sent by SM to dgplug list. I bring it up again. http://www.tuxmaniac.com/blog/2008/11/03/foss-education-career-skill-development-the-relationship/ Regards, Aanjhan _______________________________________________ Fedora-india mailing list Fedora-india@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-india