Archive for December, 2005
Basic Introduction to Free Software : Stallman’s interview in Znet
Znet (A Political and Social activist site) has an interview with Richard Stallman. Same Stallman, one more time but this interview is way more lucid than many of his. For anyone who is interested in knowing about what is the free software is all about, this is a good starter.
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The Economist says Indian IT and Services set to triple in next five years
The Economist this week has an interesting article about the status and projections for the Indian IT and services sector. It bases it article on the studies by NASSCOM and McKinsey and projects that the current 17 billion market is to grow 3.5 times in the next five years. I do not know [...]
Canadian Election Debate - New format
The new format election debate is both good and bad. It is good, because we do not hear three people talking simultaneously. A question was asked and everyone (Paul Martin, Stephen Harper, Jack Layton and Gilles Duceppe) were given chances to answer. So, everyone was getting fair bit of time in the [...]
Democracy Bush Style
Another exotic revelation; Washington Post reports Bush authorized domestic spying.
I really wonder where is the intelligentsia in USA? Is this the same country that made huge cries when Bill Clinton indulged in petty sexual misdemeanor (and subsequently lied under oath). How long they need to wait before calling Bush’s bluffs?
He relied on false [...]
Linus on KDE over Gnome
Via slashdot ([Usability] Re: [Desktop_architects] Printing dialog and GNOME)
Linus Says
I personally just encourage people to switch to KDE. This “users are idiots, and are confused by functionality” mentality of Gnome is a disease. If you think your users are idiots, only idiots will use it. I don’t use Gnome, because [...]
Angela Merkel has a Ph.D in Physics
Today I learned that the new German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel has a doctorate degree in Physics. More than a coincidence that this the International Year of Physics celebrated in honour of Albert Einstein and she is now the Chancellor of Germany!
I also came across this (ESSAYS ON SCIENCE AND SOCIETY: The [...]