Voices Across the Digital Divide — Using Audio Portals to Connect Communities
Human beings are the only species on earth with the ability to communicate complex ideas through language. Speaking and listening have been the basis of human society since people started living in communities….
FOSS is __FUN__: Get the Basics Right
A few thoughts about databases in general… and some rants about the good old ways. There are a plethora of free/open source databases around, from the good old Berkeley DB, SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL,…
Some Glimpses of the ‘Dark’ Internet in Protest of SOPA/PIPA
Well, the time has come — January 18, 2012 — and many of the Free/Open Source Software project/advocacy sites, some popular news/discussion sites, as well as our favorite encyclopedia Wikipedia’s English version has…
Adoption of Linux/FOSS: Challenges & Opportunities
The hurdles faced in the adoption of open source by enterprises and the Indian government can easily be overcome if a planned, six-step approach is followed. Open source has opened minds and provided…
Fedora Scientific: Open Source Scientific Computing
Fedora Scientific Spin is a Fedora Linux spin that aims to showcase the open source tools for scientific and numerical computing. It was first released officially with Fedora 16 in November 2011, and…
FOSS is __FUN__: FOSS Meets the MBA
How does FOSS development get along with business graduates who know little about the process? The FOSS methodology recognises that software development is a process that never ends. The developer adopts the end-user…
Some Myths About Open Source Get Busted by Industry Leaders
If you thought Linux was meant only for the geeks, take a look at what the “real” users have to say about this misconception. Linux was introduced in 1993, and ever since, it…
Droidcon India 2011: A Report
It came and it conquered! The Android power has really taken over the technology world. Think of smartphones or tablets, even watches and shoes, and Android is just about everywhere. The platform is…
Indian Supreme Court Opts for Ubuntu 10.04
A free SMS channel has also been created to increase awareness about the features and functionality of Ubuntu Linux OS among the judicial officers, technical personnel and other members of the court’s staff….
Aakash: A Historical Mistake?
India created history (of sorts) recently by launching the world’s cheapest tablet, Aakash. It almost looked like we’d conquered the world… till the reality came to light. LFY gives you a complete picture…
February 3, 2012 montuviky — Away-some post will love to read all (and more :) )
February 1, 2012 Noufal — It is good to see, how the farmers are benefited from the open source. 
February 1, 2012 Douglas DSilva — Well Written Jalaja and happy to see that how the open source helps the local people. And I am more...
January 31, 2012 Metztli_IT — ♺ @schestowitz #GNU/ #Linux on POWER http://t.co/CByGKz87 taste of #IBM #RedHat #SuSE support on#POWER systems http://t.co/TXoNhNo2 #Watson
January 31, 2012 Fred Holahan — Excellent introductory article. What's really interesting about NewSQL is the rapid emergence of use cases from both "traditional economy"...