On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 8:10 PM, Chandrashekar Babu <l...@chandrashekar.info>wrote:
> Hi, > > > Can someone give a few *examples* of *how FOSS could be used > > to earn a living* - in addition to setting up computer labs & > > developing applications using FOSS. > > FOSS Training, Consulting and Deployment are good > money-spinners to start off with - in my opinion. I've > been earning and making a living out of them for the last > 8 years (after I quit my last job sometime in 2002). > Excellent.. i too heard from my friend that many take up freelancing in just PHP itself and earning more than what they do in Office.. > Unless you are an idealist saint like RMS, you'll need money, > and to earn money - you need a decent job first, and to > get a decent job, you need a nice "IT" graduation tag to > begin with - this has been the easiest mantra since the > mid '90s. > Is IT graduation really necessary to take up Open Source Jobs? Today, so many Engineering Graduates are passing out of college, left in the dark, without knowing what to do. We need to guide them about these freelancing options, and to update their required skillset. I dont know if such self-enterpreneurship guidance is given in FOSS workshops conducted in colleges. If NOT, we should include that, which will give confidence to the students.. Any thoughts? Regards, Senthil _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
