Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls; Where words come out from the depth of truth; Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection; Where the clear stream of reason has not [...]

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” –Upton Sinclair

If you are looking for a position as a Linux System/Network administrator, then you may want to have a look at this: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-bangalore-jobs/message/807 These are *NOT* 9-5 positions – working in the Geodesic IT Services team is as challenging as it is rewarding. Positions open in both Bangalore and Mumbai.

Every now and then, you hear a piece of news that makes you smile broadly. And today’s news that Harald had been awarded the Award for the Advancement of Free Software was one of these welcome news items. The press release says that “The awards committee honored both Welte’s technical contributions to projects like the [...]

Dear all, Over the past couple of weeks, I have been flooded with invitations from various colleges and organizations, to speak at events taking place in March and early April. I have to state that I am absolutely honoured by these invitations, and I am thrilled at the amount of interest shown in FOSS and [...]

On the 23rd of February, Shubha and I celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary. And to mark the occasion, I took her to the Taj Mahal in Agra. The photograph above was specifically taken with my camera phone (a Nokia e51) to allow me to upload it via GPRS instantly, to mark the moment. Yes, the [...]

Let’s dance in style, lets dance for a while Heaven can wait we’re only watching the skies Hoping for the best but expecting the worst Are you going to drop the bomb or not? Let us die young or let us live forever We don’t have the power but we never say never Sitting in [...]

Heads up! It’s FREED.IN time! North India’s best known FOSS community event, this year with a special focus on knowledge. After a heart-to-heart talk with Mr.Murphy, who has been screwing up my plans for the past few months, I *will* be at freed.in. Yay! The initial speaker list has some *brilliant* talks lined up! I [...]

Seriously, I have no clue why everyone feels like February and March are the *perfect* months for holding a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) event. Not only does it make it extremely difficult to choose which ones to attend, it leaves the rest of the year (all the way to the end, when FOSS.IN [...]