Re: Is the proprietary camp winning ?

--- Chakkaradeep C C <chaks.yoper@...> wrote:
> >
> > <disclaimer: hearsay />
> > In Hyderabad, Microsoft pays (and still has
> difficulty in finding
> > enough people to fill their opening, I must add)
> between Rs. 9-12
> > lakhs pa for a programmer competent on MFC/.NET
> and other Microsoft
> > technologies with around 5-7 years of experience.
> Show me ONE FOSS
> > company in any of Hyderabad/Bangalore/Chennai that
> pays similarly.
> 
> 
> Rs.9-12 lakhs... :D :D !!!!
> 
> I doubt whether any FOSS Company can pay that HUGE
> AMOUNT !

  The whole point about FOSS is not about the money,
its just that people want to share code just as
knowledge sharing happens in scientific communities as
this just gets things done faster and more
effeciently, without the need to reinvent the wheel. 
  Its upto the individual to draw the line between the
basic need for money and the fun part of hacking. That
said earlier there were huge grants from the
government(atleast the in the US) that took care of
this, but not anymore. 
  And for those of you who are after the big bucks,
get a good business plan, start the next google using
FOSS and forget the peanuts M$ is offering ;)

Kamal

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