[Tugindia] Online Certification

[Radhakrishnan CV]

>>>>> "Venkat" == S venkataraman <svenkat@ignou.ac.in> writes:

    CVR> We dont undervalue people. Those who cant follow the
    CVR> tutorials can seldom do meaningful work in TeX. And dont
    CVR> think that every Dick, Tom and Harry can do everything in the
    CVR> world with some carefully crafted pedagogic techniques.


    CVR> And if you find the tutorials are not written in the way that
    CVR> it should be, please revise it in the way it should
    CVR> be. TUGIndia are only happy to re-release the modified
    CVR> versions. You know, all the tutorials are released under
    CVR> LPPL, which means anyone can edit it and provide a better
    CVR> version. Why dont you start doing it right now?

    Venkat> Yes, I will.  It will take some time though.  I will
    Venkat> start on the first chapter.  

Excellent.

    Venkat> I would like to have the source so that I can modify it.

It's all available in the TUGIndia site. See:

 http://www.tug.org.in/tutorial/src/

    Venkat> I will post the first version of the first chapter by the
    Venkat> last week of December. 

Look forward to seeing it.

    Venkat> I do appreciate the work put in by TUG India.  I just feel
    Venkat> that things could be better in this regard and I think I
    Venkat> can be of help.  

Sure and your feelings are legitimate, TUGIndia's efforts were just
the starting point. There was the question of who will break the ice,
that we did. Now the user community can surely make it better and
better and that is one of the many advantages of free software and
free documentation.

    Venkat> I have been using TEX from 1988 and I think I should give
    Venkat> back something to the community.  I am no good in writing
    Venkat> macros.  

You need not be a developer to write documentation, but you should be
an informed user.

    Venkat> Also, my knowledge of TEX/LATEX is purely functional.  My
    Venkat> solutions are not going to be elegant like some of the
    Venkat> experts.  

None of us are experts, but we try our bit to make life easier for our
fellow humans.

    Venkat> This is one area I can contribute. I am not an expert in
    Venkat> programming either.  I have no intention of going into the
    Venkat> business of tex

Please dont have any qualms about business, it is one of the many
decent human activities, probably one of the most difficult activities
one can venture in one's life.

-- 
Radhakrishnan