I grew up with this song. My mom made me listen to it. I learned to sing it before I could speak English. When I learned to play the guitar, it was one of the first songs I taught myself to play. It fueled my love for singing. I sang it to my girlfriend when [...]

Kernel hacker Dave Jones has this to say: What’s wrong with the word “meeting” ? Why does everything have to be a ‘summit’ these days? Even if its just a handful of people? The need to make things sound more grandiose than they are bothers me. .. and don’t get me started on the absurdity [...]

So you read all about the OpenMoko Project and are dying to learn more? Here’s your chance: Sean Moss-Pultz and Harald Welte – the two guys driving the OpenMoko project – will tell interested people all about the project at a special event in Bangalore. The event, organized by the Bangalore Linux Users group and [...]

Yesterday, Team FOSS.IN met face to face for the first time in 2007, to set in motion plans for this year’s event. This is the earliest we have ever met (usually, we start around July), but we had decided last year that starting early will ensure that we can consolidate on ideas and make more [...]

I am happy to announce that Geodesic has released Mundu IM v4. News can be read all over the place. Mundu IM v4 is an Instant Messaging client for mobile devices. Initially for PalmOS and Windows Mobile based devices, it will appear on several other platforms as well in the near future. Using Mundu IM [...]

Today (technically, yesterday) is International Womens’ Day. I don’t really want the day to pass by without my pointing to an article I wrote in 1994 (yep, 13 years ago), and it amazes me how relevant it continues to be today, and that’s rather sad. Women Online

The OpenAlchemy Project is the opensourced version of Alchemy – the user interface used on the Amida Simputer. Everytime I have shown the Simputer to people abroad, the first thing people have commented on was the interface, and have asked if it was possible to make the code available. Now Alchemy has been opensourced, and [...]

Earlier today, DHL delivered me an OpenMoko phone. Apparently, I am one of the 50 people picked to receive this “Phase 0″ piece. The way that post is phrased, it kind of feels like receiving a lifetime achievement award! I am certainly in quite august company! This is truly hackable phone – it goes to [...]

This Friday, I return to NIT Calicut, where I spoke two years ago. NITC’s FOSS event has grown in stature, and is quickly becoming one of the recognized FOSS events in India, along with Gnunify, Freedel and of course FOSS.IN. This also marks the return to my “college speaking circuit”. Over the next six to [...]

Today is my birthday. Strange as it may appear, I don’t really feel any different. I think I stopped really feeling any different after I turned 30. Last night, I crashed early, hoping to get some sleep. I have been sleeping badly these past few days, and I don’t really wake up feeling like I [...]