[Ilugc] Take on Minix & Linux by Giris
- From: srini.it@xxxxxxxxx (Srinivasan Sundararajan)
- Date: Wed Aug 30 11:28:55 2006
--- Rajagopal Natarajan <rajagopal.n@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
But if students
do implementation
projects as their final year projects, it wont be
respected when it comes to
either academia or any *non-service based*
companies.
This is a self-imposed myth which has been made into reality. Students
doing implementation have been accepted by some of the examiners
provided the output is something worthwhile. Most of the time, some
screenshots and simulations are shown which naturally gives further
boost to the notion of "ban on implementation projects".
Students may do FOSS
projects for their own interest but not for their
final year project,
One major reason is the time factor. In my discussions with variuos
LUG members and academia, we have been trying to work out a via media
: divide the project into two parts -- one part for submission to the
univ and then proceed to comeplete the rest. Of course, the notion is
just a year or two old. Students (and univesity) need time to
understand and nurture this.
However, if we liberalise the definition to " using open source tools"
which could be put in FOSS, the number has been increasing
significantly. Before I joined NRCFOSS, I had 3 groups of students
working in what I could call the FOSS arena. There are a number of
colleges -- TEC, Sona, Kongu, Jaya, Muthayammal, Jerusalem .. under
Anna Univ (and I am sure some more in other univesities) -- who have
already made a beginning.
which
should be a project of academic interest for the
wellbeing of the student.
Should I make a protest of "child labor"? In the college we should
train the student to get used to examples, guided development which
enables him or her to contribute later. The tone of our interactions
here seem to seek only the "Prashant Mohans". While I welcome them I
would also like to seek 20-30 average but enthusiastic & committed
students for each Prashant Mohan.
Because most academic institutions in India don't
collaborate with the industry, the so-called
"engineering student" doesn't know what is happening
in the industry. So, your intention is primarily to do
what your seniors did.
If the "seniors" who are now out in the industry guide their juniors
with worthwhile ideas, this can change -- and is changing, let me say,
5 to 10 % every year. The students need lot of handholding, but I am
not sure how many mentors have that much time or patience. From my own
experience at Arunai, guys like Sudarsun (Checkatronix), Nagappan /
Varadhan (Novell) -- I know a few more in the industry but not in FOSS
-- have done this and are doing it.
Srinivasan, NRCFOSS.
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