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Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

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Post by Luc »

dragonwriter wrote: post #130
Cshelton wrote: post #124

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Let's go through some simple logic here...other countries have less expensive healthcare, they pay less in public redistributions for healthcare, and that equates to a better healthcare system? If I'm a skilled doctor, from an microeconomic stand point, I'm going to work in a place that has higher compensation. You seem to go under the assumption that less expensive = better...

No, other developed countries have generally comparable results in concrete outcome measurements to the US, as well as lower (per capita and per GDP) public + private costs, and better access (universal, generally) to non-emergency care. Additionally, several also have lower public + private costs than the US's public costs (which in turn are lower than US private costs).

Cshelton has got to be a troll. I'm kind of ashamed I fell for it, but oh well, live and learn.

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

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Post by Igglyboo »

Kudos wrote: post #17
crazysim wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The BitBucket student discount and offer is much greater than the Micro discount (unlimited private repositories and collaborators). It would be a better idea to use BitBucket for private stuff instead and keep the public facing stuff in GitHub. Best of both worlds.

BitBucket is lacking the overall ecosystem.

Honest question, what do you need other than a server to host your repo?

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

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Post by Igglyboo »

davexunit wrote: post #94

Giving students gratis access to proprietary software is anti-educational. There are plenty of top-notch free software programs that students (and everyone!) should be using instead of relying upon SaaSS and other types of proprietary software. Having the freedom to read and modify the source code of the programs you use is a great way to learn to be a better developer.

So what if I don't own a server or have the money to buy a server? How am I supposed to host my web app without using something like Digital Ocean?

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

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Post by chk »

tonyplee wrote: post #20

Nice, 13+ - I assume high school student can apply? Like to get my daughter and few of her buddies to sign up for this to do a few web / mobile projects. Not limited to just .edu email address, right? Her high school doesn't have that.

> All you need is a school-issued email address, valid student identification card, or other official proof of enrollment

I'm sure you can email them the school ID, or proof of enrollment.

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

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Post by afschwartz »

grayclhn wrote: post #69
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…

It's treating "student" as the individual's current occupation, which seems reasonable. But if you are conducting your own unaffiliated independent study that eats up most of your workday, you can probably get in touch with them and get a waiver.

You absolutely can! I used to teach an informal free class on CSS (http://magicofcss.com). Even though I wasn’t a teacher at any actual school GitHub kindly gave me and my students access to free private repos for educational use. (See https://education.github.com/guide for more information.)

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

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Post by squiguy7 »

russum wrote: post #128
naiyt wrote: post #101

So if you have an existing DigitalOcean account, it makes it seem like you can't apply the promo code to it. But I shot off a ticket to DigitalOcean's support, and they applied the $100 promo to my account within 5 minutes. So definitely send them a message if you have an existing account that you would like to have the credit applied to. Awesome pack, and great service from DigitalOcean as well. Also of interest is…

Hm, that's nice of them, although this page states you aren't allowed to do that: "Keep in mind that we only allow one promo code per account, so if you’ve redeemed one in the past you may not add another. To see your promo code history please visit your billing page." https://www.digitalocean.com/help/pricing-and-billing/

I had the same issue and just opened a ticket and within 15 minutes I had the credit added. It sounds like I am not the only person either.

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

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Post by Dewie »

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…

This isn't just being incredibly pedantic[1], it is more importantly incredibly insulting. I assure you, most people are intelligent enough to realize that money doesn't grow on trees, that the "free" education is funded by someone, and that it is (in most cases) funded by them the people, indirectly. Indeed, this is not some secret that "Europe" is blissfully ignorant to, and that they would abolish the second that they finally put the pieces together, perhaps aided by enlightened individuals such as yourself.

[1] "Free" in this context means that it is subsidized by the government, and it is probably funded by some taxation. Do you have a better word for it, that isn't impractically wordy and awkward? Then convince us to use that.

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