-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 >>>>> "Gora" == Gora Mohanty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Gora> [snip] Gora> Again, we will have to agree to disagree. You are quite Gora> right about colleges preferring a brand-name, ideally a Gora> corporate one. However, I see no reason to encourage this Gora> attitude. While we do have to work with the college to Gora> overcome ingrained prejudices, it will not be just the Gora> student that the college hears it from, but also respected Gora> members in the community. It is possible that we are Gora> misunderstanding each other on this issue. I do not have Gora> problems with corporate involvement, except when the project Gora> itself starts coming under a corporate banner. To give you a Gora> concrete example, I have no problems in partnering with Gora> Redhat or Novell, I just do not want this to be the Gora> Redhat-ILUGD mentorship program. I also do not care if we Gora> are not succesful at attracting corporate funding. There are Gora> other avenues for funding, and, when it comes down to it, we Gora> cut our shirt to fit the cloth. Finally, I do appreciate Gora> your comments, even though we might not share Gora> opinions. While we might have strong opinions in certain Gora> areas, the ultimate proposal is, of course, going to be a Gora> consensus one. Great to see such a lively discussion going on about mentorship. But don't you think we can wrap up the finer details as we go along? I don't see any fundamental difference of opinion about the project between Gora and Gami here except maybe regarding corporate partnership, and that too is not an immediate concern -- corporates aren't exactly queueing up to partner, are they? :) Let's take the proposal and fine-tune it. Perhaps we can schedule an IRC meet in a couple of days where those in Delhi can congregate, meet up online with those who aren't, and everyone interested can give their comments. Regards, - -- Raju - -- Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/ GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F It is the mind that moves -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Processed by Mailcrypt 3.5.8 <http://mailcrypt.sourceforge.net/> iD8DBQFDu1ROyWjQ78xo0X8RAp0KAJ9tlrnJDUqlQfJOWf9I8FZvlufv8QCeJPlP tN0oTTIZlGRMbn27sVeGMk4= =v8bp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/