[plug] [OT] After Year 12

[Marc Wiriadisastra]

Tim White wrote:

> Hi.
> Some of you may know me personally and others just from inrequent 
> posts. My name is Tim in case you hadn't read my header and I am 
> currently in year 12.
> As some of you may know I have a passion in computers, mainly 
> programming. This as taken me to Canberra to attend the AIC selection 
> school twice.
> I have been using linux since the start of the year that the last 
> Debian 2.2.X was released around Sept (If you can remember which year 
> it was please tell me, I am think 2001 as 3.0 was released 2002)
> Since then I have picked up a greater desire to program and am often 
> found spending a whole weekend developing an application[1] instead of 
> doing study or homework. I don't enjoy study or homework unless it is 
> on a computer. I am alright at Calculus[2] and Applicable maths. I am 
> also doing physics, geography and English all of which I can do if I 
> study harder.
> I have topped WA in the UNSW Computer Competition 3 out of 4 years so 
> I am confident that I have skills in the computer area apart from the 
> fact that I enjoy it heaps.
> Apart from the fact that I hate school and am not looking forward to 
> the upcoming TEE exams I am still going to do them. What I am writing 
> this for is guidance. I really enjoy programming especially when it 
> can help someone else other than just me. I am not sure of what to do 
> after year 12.
> I know that there is Computer Science and Software Enginerring that I 
> can do at Uni but I'm not sure if I want to.
> I also know that I can't live off prgramming for the Open Source 
> community unless my work is so good that donations come pouring in or 
> I get commercial customers [3]
> I am open to any suggestions. Also if you know away that I can combine 
> my love for lighting (thearter) with computers/programming then please 
> tell me.
> Thanks
> Tim
> [1] As most of you can't know I am developing a web based chat client 
> similar to IRC which will soon be found at http://ihcc.sourceforge.net 
> (In the next week or so) or for an old version 
> http://plug.linux.org.au/~linuxalien/public/talk/. Any guesses on what 
> I was doing last week end considering it is now on SF
> [2] If I study/do home work
> [3] Side note, what license should I release an application under if I 
> wish for it to be free for general public but not for commercial use?


GPL I think.  Although have a read of it.  Depends if its not for 
commercial use then you will not get commercial dollars.  What I mean by 
that is the donations won't increase thats the purpose of the GPL though.

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