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Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

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Post by Luc »

Cshelton wrote: post #89
akx wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> So I need to pay money to a big institution to be considered a student? In the US, I guess you do. Here in Finland, all uni/polytechnic/what-have-you students get a school-issued email address and student identification card, and tuition is free. So I guess your criticism is for the US culture? :)

I want to emphasize here a common misconception of 'free'. Your education is not free, some may even argue it is more expensive than the US system. Myself included. You pay an extraordinary amount of taxes for the 'free' education. You pay for it regardless if you decide to attend university or not. Letting the 'rich' pay for it is not an economic solution either. Hence the outrage in the US of moving toward the Euro…

> I want to emphasize here a common misconception of 'free'.

You've blown my mind. I need to think this through carefully, but your reasoning may very well apply to health-care too.

Thanks for setting us straight. I'll be sure to vote for privitization next opportunity!

EDIT: Sarcasm!

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

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Post by neom »

maximgsaini wrote: post #30

Awesome service guys. The following criticism is not for github, but for our culture as a whole. I cannot get myself to agree with how our culture has come to describe a 'student'. An example would be the following: "If you're a student aged 13+ and enrolled in degree or diploma granting course of study, the GitHub Student Developer Pack is for you. All you need is a school-issued email address, valid student identif…

I've thought about this a lot generally. Mostly because I went to college in Canada and didn't have a .edu email address, made it really hard for me to get these kinds of discounts. Plus, who says you need to be in traditional education anyway.

If anyone wants the DO portion of this and are not enrolled in traditional education but learning code full time and thinks they should get it regardless: email me: john@do.co

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

#113

Post by dragonwriter »

Luc wrote: post #111
Cshelton wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I want to emphasize here a common misconception of 'free'. Your education is not free, some may even argue it is more expensive than the US system. Myself included. You pay an extraordinary amount of taxes for the 'free' education. You pay for it regardless if you decide to attend university or not. Letting the 'rich' pay for it is not an economic solution either. Hence the outrage in the US of moving toward the Euro…

> I want to emphasize here a common misconception of 'free'. You've blown my mind. I need to think this through carefully, but your reasoning may very well apply to health-care too. Thanks for setting us straight. I'll be sure to vote for privitization next opportunity! EDIT: Sarcasm!

> I need to think this through carefully, but your reasoning may very well apply to health-care too.

I haven't seen the numbers on education, but certainly no OECD country has healthcare more expensive than that in the US. Heck, many pay less in public funds than the US, even though the private healthcare costs in the US are a little bit higher than the public costs -- and this was true before the Affordable Care Act, just to forestall anyone who might blame "ObamaCare".

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

#114

Post by [deleted] »

Luc wrote: post #111
Cshelton wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I want to emphasize here a common misconception of 'free'. Your education is not free, some may even argue it is more expensive than the US system. Myself included. You pay an extraordinary amount of taxes for the 'free' education. You pay for it regardless if you decide to attend university or not. Letting the 'rich' pay for it is not an economic solution either. Hence the outrage in the US of moving toward the Euro…

> I want to emphasize here a common misconception of 'free'. You've blown my mind. I need to think this through carefully, but your reasoning may very well apply to health-care too. Thanks for setting us straight. I'll be sure to vote for privitization next opportunity! EDIT: Sarcasm!

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Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

#116

Post by [deleted] »

maximgsaini wrote: post #30

Awesome service guys. The following criticism is not for github, but for our culture as a whole. I cannot get myself to agree with how our culture has come to describe a 'student'. An example would be the following: "If you're a student aged 13+ and enrolled in degree or diploma granting course of study, the GitHub Student Developer Pack is for you. All you need is a school-issued email address, valid student identif…

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Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

#119

Post by kamikazi »

johndbritton wrote: post #95
kamikazi wrote: post #92

Many school/colleges outside NA/Europe (eg: even topmost science/engineering colleges in India) don't necessarily provide an institutional .edu email ID but you can still verify using college/library ID cards and say semester exams marksheet or such. So is this pack available for such students? Nevertheless kudos for an awesome bundle!

You don't need an edu email to participate. You can sign up with any school issued email address, student ID card, or other official proof of enrollment.

Thanks. On rereading I realise the eligibility conditions are ORed which I misread as AND.
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