Darth Chatri

BLOGGER This is the first time I got a decent chance to use the internet computer at Infy. Actually, decent is too generous. The Internet Explorer does not work, neither does the 'o' key on the keyboard. But then I found Mozilla !!! :) :) And then things started working. IRC however is still not working ... but maybe thats because of the firewall. Well, right now I actually have nothing to. In fact I am doing nothing productive for the past one hour or so. Anyways, I guess thats enough for now.

BLOGGER HOME SWEET HOME My previous article was about Red Hat Linux and how simple and user friendly it is. Well after using it as my primary system for about a week, I felt compelled to write this one. Why one week? Well, it just does not feel the same as my first system - Debian Woody 3.0. So, here is a brief description of what it feels to be working on a Debian system. Mind you, I am comparing a well setup Debian with a well setup RH distro. Also, I have a comparitively slow processor - a AMD 500 with 128 MB of RAM. First the boot process. Red Hat makes you go to the kitchen and hunt around for something to ruminate on (pun intended). Debian on the other hand makes you feel sad that you left your seat (if at all you do). In about 30 seconds, I have the screen asking me for the username and password. Now KDE starts loading. On RH Linux, it's time for another visit to the kitchen. If you are on Debian, I would seriously recommend a visit to the ...

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/home/aditya/rhpart.htm Red Hat Linux 9 - A comparative review There is a lot of speculation and debate whether Linux based systems can become the preferred desktop OS configurations. So here is a comparative review of the latest from Red Hat - Red Hat Linux 9 and MS Windows XP. The cost - Lets start from the beginning. a very important place to start. Red Hat Linux comes as a 3 CD set that costs Rs. 900. As compared to the per license cost of about Rs 4000 for MS Windows XP Home edition, this is really a good deal. Plus there is one major advantage. Linux based systems are (more or less) free software (for an introduction to free software visit href="www.gnu.org">The GNU organisation ). Red Hat, to the best of my knowledge, is free software. So you don't have to buy multiple licenses if you have multiple setups. Of course, for developers free software or even open source software is invaluable, but since I am cons...

Well, today I spent most of my time wondering why the Linux kernel needs two lists of file structures. But it is pretty good fun. ell, back to some more fun ... :-)

Very recently I had been to the Sinhagad fort. Actually we had a very casual trek up to the fort (we took a hour and a half) and it was more a picnic than a trek. The thing I would remember most is the wind at the famous "wind point". Only once before in my life have I felt so much wind.It was actually difficult to walk against the wind. We tried to hold our wind-cheaters open like wings and it was almost impossible to walk forward. In fact I believe, at a particular instant I was leaning against the wind, inclined at at least 30 degrees. And as always, the food up there was really good (which is basically why I go there in the first place). Today I had gone to meet my teacher (guru would be a better word, I think) Dr. Patankar. The satisfaction I got after talking to him is only to be experienced.Well, it's a bit difficult to write about him, because it would take a lot of time and effort to come up with something that that can do justice to his wide spec...

Well, its been a while since I posted. There have been quite a few developments since then. For starters I got my name published in the Times of India for fooling a reporter into believing that my project was something out of the ordinary. Actually, the project exhibition at the Institute of Enginners was fun. I was especially 'impressed' with a girl who claimed to have made a multi-layerd motherboard-like printed circuit board all by herself. I am still waiting for the results of that competition. Anyways, I am now waiting for my call from Infosys nad currently doing nothing. If anyone can come up with something worthwhile to do till then, please tell me.