Hello,
On Sun, 22 Nov 2009, anirudh singh shekhawat wrote:
> IBM should not support open source if they cant simply stick to it
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> in a simple student's competition.
Really? You want IBM to _stop_ supporting open source just because
some "suit" somewhere in this organisation has a short term viewpoint?
Note that most large companies like IBM and Tata are bureaucracies in
the same way that large governments (like GoI) are. So it is quite
possible for the left hand to oppose the actions of the right hand.
> And what more can we expect from colleges authorities if big
> organizations like IBM are slapping open source right there in front
> of everyone,
For one, I _expect_ someone who is called a "teacher" to have a more
independent viewpoint than someone who works for a company.
I understand your annoyance at the fact that some students will get
sucked into creating proprietary code. Moreover, some other students
who are more "into" open source will be left out in the cold. To them
I would say, reserve your energy for programmes like GSoC which do
seem to mostly do the right thing.
Regards,
Kapil.
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