Articles by Author -- Alolita Sharma

Technetra participates at GNUnify 2005 in Pune, India.

For developers, CEOs and top government officials alike, LinuxAsia 2005 provided an unparalleled chance to meet, network with and listen to those most passionate about Linux and open source software. The world’s leading Linux evangelists were there and the crowds loved it.

Springtime is the time for inspiration. Through inspiration and dedication, all OSS stake-holders must work together to enhance the code of law to better protect the code of software.

Many venture capitalists (VCs) are starting to get excited because they see that OSS can form the basis for a profitable ROI.

Dr Niklaus Wirth’s pioneering work on languages like Pascal, Modula-2 and Oberon are shining examples of simplicity and elegance. In a recent lecture in California, this path-breaker voiced his disapproval for the unwieldy nature of today’s programming languages and called for a return to the basics.

Linux For You’s editor, together with technologists Robert Adkins and Alolita Sharma, met Michael Tiemann, vice president, open source affairs, Red Hat, on his first visit to India in October 2004. Tiemann, with a long string of successes – from being the 23 year old developer of the GNU C++ compiler, to co-founder of a very successful software company Cygnus Solutions, is today part of Red Hat’s founding team and eager to push the benefits of open source to the global frontier. In this wide-ranging interview, Tiemann shares his vision, enthusiasm and entrepreneurial spirit.

Boxed in by falling market share, Sun needs to learn to fly with all players in the open source community.

Innovation leading to better and cheaper software has become the mantra to succeed in the new software marketplace.

O’Reilly’s Open Source convention (OSCON) in Portland followed by LinuxWorld in San Francisco were like star spangled siblings each celebrating the visionary sparkle and practical promise of Open Source.

This year’s LinuxWorld in San Francisco highlighted participation from every company in the mainstream IT industry who wants to make it big riding the open source software wave.