GNU/Linux Habba 2009

Past Saturday, February 7, I attended an excellent event , namely GNU/Linux Habba 2009. This was the third version of this event which was sponsored by and conducted at our University. Since I’d resolved to try Linux, this was a great way to begin with. The tech team from Sampada were really good. They are a group of Linux hackers who are very passionate about their work and make a contribution to the world of free and open source systems. The day began with installation of the Debian distro of Linux they had been working on. The pace and interest of the participants were maintained with real good rapport the team had built with them via a lot of interactions, discussions and yes… 2 animated movies. Everyone loves a nice animation movie! The main agenda of this event was the emphasis on free, open source software and localization of technology so that it can reach the common man. We were also made aware of several tools that we can use for educational purposes and development among a few other things.

All in all, I really admire Linux but it’s difficult to make a complete switch to Linux at this point of time. However, I guess I’m soon going to finally join the bandwagon by installing Ubuntu on one of the partitions and seeing how it works out. The most important thing to keep in mind is not expect Linux to behave like Windows because they are quite different actually. And I also want to tell a mighty thank you to our Asst. Prof. Ashok Kumar for organizing and coordinating the entire thing really well. We all hope to participate in more of such events in future!

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