Posts Tagged ‘FOSS’

The tools I use

Here is the list of tools I use for my day to day activities.

Machine : Compaq Presario v3000
OS : Ubuntu 6.10 (Primary OS), Windows XP Media Center (OEM version, keeping it for testing)
Editor : Scribes (It’s becoming the TextMate for GNU ! awesome editor)
Browser : Firefox 2, Opera
CLI : Bash
Web Host : Dreamhost
Framework : Ruby […]

Semantics on Word Processing.

As an adamant fan of web standards and semantically correct web design, I always tried to avoid using tables in web page layout design. But I never thought of taking that practice beyond web design.
However today I got a call from a less-tech savy person, who wanted me to help him with a layout of […]

Will Google come to Sri Lanka ?

Today I came across through Google Job Openings page that there are four job openings in South Asia, which included a position for Sri Lanka Country Consultant. For these positions Google doesn’t mention an exact location, only mentions This position is located in South Asia. This sounds like Google is going to open up a […]

Sri Lanka becoming a FOSS giant in Asia ?

Recently Google has released a report with the statistics of the Google Summer of Code 2006 (FYI : It’s a program where Google pay for students for working on various open-source projects). According to this report Sri Lanka comes under top 20 countries with highest accepted students and highest number of applications. It seems 10 […]

eSriLanka PC - how it will affect ?

Remember all flames we had with Intel CEO Craig Barrett labeling that OLPC’s $100 laptop project as just a gadget ? Even though $100 laptop is still in prototype, intel had made a step ahead by sponsoring the eSriLankaPC.
eSriLankaPC is a project under ICTA which has the object of increasing the PC adoption in country. […]

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