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How To Become A Hacker???

What does the word ‘HACKER’ mean? I am not worried about the English dictionary meaning of the word, but what does it really mean to you? Go ahead and read this really wonderful & very famous article from Eric. S. Raymond How To Become Hacker.
Fedora 12 ‘Constantine’ has been released!!!

The final release of Fedora’s 12th edition, code-named Constantine, is available for download, after a two-week slippage in its release schedule. The new RedHat community Linux distro includes power management features pulled from RHEL 5, improved support for netbooks, and a much-improved NetworkManager.
Kerela Education Dept Switch over to FOSS!!!

A great initiative has be taken by Kerela Government. The Kerala Public Education Department will completely switch over to free and open source software(FOSS) from the next academic year to become the first Indian state to end dependence on licensed software in a government wing. Till date, proprietary softwares were used for teaching computer science …
Coming This Week – Google Chrome OS???

Looks like Santa(Google ) is gonna give us an early Christmas gift this year… If rumors are believed Google is set to release Chrome OS in the coming week.. The Chrome OS news comes courtesy of Techcrunch which cites that it was obtained from a reliable source. An early version of the OS was scheduled …
Microsoft Patents Sudo!!!

This news is unbelievable and quite confusing…. It appears that Microsoft would like everyone in the world to pay them a toll at least, even if they don’t want to use Microsoft’s software. It has just patented sudo, well its a personalized version of it. Apparently you can patent any command provided it is a …
Google’s Go : Python Meets C++!!!

Have you heard about Go?? It an Open Source programming language developed by Google. Google says that Go is an experimental programming language and combines the development speed of working in a dynamic language like Python with the performance and safety of a compiled language like C or C++. Here’s what Google’s post had to …
Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala” (Review)!!!

A a new Ubuntu release definitely requires a post! Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala” has been released. There have been some significant changes since that release in April, so read on to find out what they are and why you might want to consider upgrading to Ubuntu Linux 9.10.
Mozilla Unveils Raindrop Messaging!!!

Just as Google Wave represents an attempt to imagine what e-mail would look like if it were invented today, Mozilla’s Raindrop represents an attempt to imagine a more modern communication client. The Raindrop project was introduced the other day at the Mozilla Labs website by the Mozilla Messaging team which also develops the email …
Microsoft creates open source foundation!!!

Microsoft has created the non-profit CodePlex Foundation to target increased communication between open source communities and software companies. Citing an under representation of commercial software companies and their employees in open source, the CodePlex Foundation aims to work with particular projects to bridge the gap between open source and commercial worlds. This is an unexpected …
FOSS Applications For Educational Purposes!!!

With recession on its peak budgets of educational institutions are tighting up, it only makes sense that many schools/colleges are turning to Linux and open source software(for example ANDC) to save money. Its not only for saving money but also to promote FOSS and provide students(espically Computer Science students) an exposure to open source softwares …

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