Proprietary Solutions Can’t Milk Money from these Cooperatives!
The dairy cooperative societies in Kerala are gradually switching to open source in an attempt to cut costs and stay secure. While people are still contemplating whether to use open source in their…
Dell India R&D Centre is 10 — Team’s Take on Milestones, Roles & Responsibilities, FOSS
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Dell India R&D Centre, the LINUX For You team caught up with Rudramuni B, executive director and head of the Centre, along with his…
A Letter to Foxy Developers
A look at what makes Mozilla Firefox the most developer friendly browser around, and how you can get the most out of the community-developed Mozilla Firefox. Mozilla Firefox is by far the most…
Kerala State Electricity Board Saves a Whopping Rs 8 Crore, Using FOSS
Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) switched to open source solutions only a few years back, and now, not only manages the accounting and billing information of users across Kerala, but has made impressive…
Indian Government Takes the Open Source Route
The Indian Government has recently proposed to go the open source way in its e-governance projects, and the Department of Information Technology has issued a Draft Policy in this regard. The move has…
ILUGC to TN Government: “Why Windows; Why Not Just Linux?”
When ELCOT invited tenders for 9.12 lakh laptops that the government planned to distribute free across Tamil Nadu, it probably forgot to consider the economical technology acquisition patterns followed by many Indian states…
What Makes Linux the Preferred Web Hosting Choice?
This article explores the reasons why Linux-based Web hosting solutions are enjoying a larger market share globally, and why they are being hailed as more scalable, flexible and cost effective when compared to…
Best Practices in Network Security Monitoring
This article details the best practices organisations can follow to strengthen their network monitoring procedures, and also talks about a few FOSS products that help achieve this. It is imperative for an IT…
FreedomYUG: Do You Really Love Yourself?
…or do you use Windows 7 Starter Edition on a netbook? Do you genuinely love and respect yourself? Or did you just agree to buy a netbook with Windows 7 Starter Edition? On…
Databases in the Era of Cloud Computing and Big Data
We take a look at the directions in which databases are evolving, driven by the twin factors of the “Cloud” and “Big Data”. Let’s start with a quick look at cloud computing, and…
June 19, 2013
anil_pugalia — Just load the usb-storage driver back. Or, just plug out & plug in the pen drive.
