Hi!
This is Jhinuk. I am a journalist working for this magazine 'Linux For You' (LFY). My stint with FOSS goes back to 2003. That was when I came fresh out of the university and was desperately looking for a job. LFY had an opening, I applied. They called me for an English test and an interview. I appeared. They liked me and extended an offer. I accepted the offer, with full consciousness that I didn't have even the vaguest clue as to what on earth was 'LINUX'. And knowing fully well that this word has never ever appeared on any of those history and journalism books that I studied.
My first story was on Open Source and the Indian Government. My first question was 'Does the Government know what is it?' Rahul Chopra, my editor, said, "Excellent, let this be the focus of your story." Well, actually, undercover, my statement was 'What do I know about this OSS and what the Government is doing!' :)) Well, I could afford such a reaction, as back then I had colleagues like Abhishek and Mayank to fall back on :) Thanks to them it's they who formed that foundation of whatever FOSS I know today. Then came people/mentors like Fredrick Noronha, KG Ramesh Kumar, who told me that there is a world out there which believes knowledge ought to be free and open for all to view, for everyone to add onto it and shape it according to one's need. Back at school I always hated my tuition teacher when she asked me not to share my notes with other students in my class because they haven't taken up tuitions with her.
'Free and Open Source Software', the only term that I don't like here is 'software'. Somehow this word limits a very mighty philosophy, to mean just a technology. Whereas, this is a way of life for me and for hundreds of millions out there.
My friend Arky said the intro should be more than just 'Hi! I am Jhinuk'. And now that I started, there are so many words that's got jumbled in my mind. Meagre media coverage of FOSS, women in FOSS, FOSS for non techies like me, FOSS beyond software....Phew. But guess I should stop trying your patience and end this 'supposed' introduction here!
"You see things and ask why, I dream of things as never before and ask why not" :) GB Shaw
On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 15:40 +0530, Jhinuk Cchowdhury wrote:
Hi!
This is Jhinuk. I am a journalist working for this magazine 'Linux For You' (LFY).
Jhinuk, Thank you for joining Free Software User Group-Bangalore.Allow me convey a warm welcome from all of us.
Jhinuk has just moved back to bangalore from Delhi, its delhi's lose and our gain ;p
And now that I started, there are so many words that's got jumbled in my mind. Meagre media coverage of FOSS, women in FOSS, FOSS for non techies like me, FOSS beyond software....
We need more people like you who are in media to present the true picture of Free Culture without all the gloss and hype that software companies like IBM are presenting nowadays.
Jhinuk, Can you post the coverstory you wrote on Indian FLOSS Community and some of your recent work for us.
Cheers
Jhinuk, Thank you for joining Free Software User Group-Bangalore.Allow
me convey a warm welcome from all of us.
Jhinuk has just moved back to bangalore from Delhi, its delhi's lose and our gain ;p
Thanks so much Arky
We need more people like you who are in media to present the true picture of Free Culture without all the gloss and hype that software companies like IBM are presenting nowadays.
Jhinuk, Can you post the coverstory you wrote on Indian FLOSS Community and some of your recent work for us.
Yes I can, but i just have the PDFs of my stories, is it ok?
Cheers
-- arky
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On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 16:11 +0530, Jhinuk Cchowdhury wrote:
Jhinuk, Can you post the coverstory you wrote on Indian FLOSS Community and some of your recent work for us.
Yes I can, but i just have the PDFs of my stories, is it ok?
Please post the URL's of the pdf version of your articles.
Hi!
On 7/29/05, Jhinuk Cchowdhury jhinuk.cchowdhury@gmail.com wrote:
for everyone to add onto it and shape it according to one's need. Back at school I always hated my tuition teacher when she asked me not to share my notes with other students in my class because they haven't taken up tuitions with her.
I'd say you've "got" it right, which is probably the most important thing... and very valuable since you are in media :-)
My friend Arky said the intro should be more than just 'Hi! I am Jhinuk'. And now that I started, there are so many words that's got jumbled in my mind. Meagre media coverage of FOSS, women in FOSS, FOSS for non techies like me, FOSS beyond software....Phew. But guess I should stop trying your patience and end this 'supposed' introduction here!
But then, wonderful self-introduction, this. Welcome, Jhinuk, to FSUG. Hope you would have a nice time around here :-)
(Me? I am just another random Free Software enthusiast who does pretty much nothing for the movement. Well, doh :-) )
Regards, Sajith.
On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 16:22 +0530, Sajith T S wrote:
But then, wonderful self-introduction, this. Welcome, Jhinuk, to FSUG. Hope you would have a nice time around here :-)
(Me? I am just another random Free Software enthusiast who does pretty much nothing for the movement. Well, doh :-) )
Well, FYI Sajith T.S has been instrumental in founding and nurturing two user groups and is one of original founders of FSUG.
On 7/29/05, Rakesh 'Arky' Ambati rakesh_ambati@yahoo.com wrote:
Well, FYI Sajith T.S has been instrumental in founding and nurturing two user groups and is one of original founders of FSUG.
Who? Me? :-O
Come on Arky, I just happened to be there on both occasions :-)
Sajith.
On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 16:39 +0530, Sajith T S wrote:
On 7/29/05, Rakesh 'Arky' Ambati rakesh_ambati@yahoo.com wrote:
Well, FYI Sajith T.S has been instrumental in founding and nurturing two user groups and is one of original founders of FSUG.
Who? Me? :-O
Come on Arky, I just happened to be there on both occasions :-)
Sajith, then you seems to have lady luck herself with you ;) you turn up at all happening places.
Anyway since I have started thumping backs of our members, I better do the same to all the other too.I don't want them to be left out too.
Now Ladies and Gentlemen, Give them a big hand ...
Abhas, hey don't try to sneak out of back of the room. Come on here now, he is our master of all technical operations, he runs this mailing-list and wiki (http://banglore.gnu.org.in).He has paying up for the all the bandwidth me and sajith has been waste with posts.
And here is Arun M, now better known for his work in Free Software Foundation. He is person who is never seen or heard but everyone see the fruits of his labour.
Unfortunately the person who isn't here is Anand Babu(AB for friends) who's is currently somewhere in Latin America building another Super Computer.
Hm mm, am sure I missed a lot of other ..... Sajith,Abhas help me out here guys.
Arky pass the mic around. Cheers
wow ... congrats sajith for such wonderful works and contributions to Indian free software movement
On 7/29/05, Rakesh 'Arky' Ambati rakesh_ambati@yahoo.com wrote:
On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 16:22 +0530, Sajith T S wrote:
But then, wonderful self-introduction, this. Welcome, Jhinuk, to FSUG. Hope you would have a nice time around here :-)
(Me? I am just another random Free Software enthusiast who does pretty much nothing for the movement. Well, doh :-) )
Well, FYI Sajith T.S has been instrumental in founding and nurturing two user groups and is one of original founders of FSUG.
-- arky
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On 7/29/05, Jhinuk Cchowdhury jhinuk.cchowdhury@gmail.com wrote:
wow ... congrats sajith for such wonderful works and contributions to Indian free software movement
:(
You are being misled, Jhinuk. I am just being a good boi and doing my bit to worsen the noise to signal ration in this list, that too since Arky asked :)
Sajith.
Hi!
,----[ Jhinuk Cchowdhury jhinuk.cchowdhury@gmail.com ] | This is Jhinuk. I am a journalist working for this magazine 'Linux | For You' (LFY)... `---- Welcome to the Free Software Users Group (Bangalore) Jhinuk. As a journalist, you can really play a key role in taking this group forward.
We want to transform this FSUG-Bangalore to FSF-Karnataka karnataka.gnu.org.in.
I think we have a pretty good team now in Bangalore. Arky, Sajith, Abhinav, Jhinuk, Nagappan, Bala, Avati and myself. Avati can link us with Mysore group too.
We should improve our website, instead of one single lengthy page. Arky, drupal content management system may be a good way to go.
Aloha AB, On Tue, 2005-08-02 at 15:11 -0700, Anand Babu wrote:
Welcome to the Free Software Users Group (Bangalore) Jhinuk. As a journalist, you can really play a key role in taking this group forward.
We need more media people in FSUG since projecting the right perspective about Free Software in Karnataka is very important. Various members of media pointed out the in Karnataka OSS folks have neatly brain-washed the journalists to substitute 'Free Software with 'Open Source' everywhere ;oP
We want to transform this FSUG-Bangalore to FSF-Karnataka karnataka.gnu.org.in.
Its continues process, lets work towards it.
I think we have a pretty good team now in Bangalore. Arky, Sajith, Abhinav, Jhinuk, Nagappan, Bala, Avati and myself. Avati can link us with Mysore group too.
Nagappan, Bala and Avati kindly post your intro for other members benefit.Its would be nice if members post their introduction when join FSUG mailing-list.
We should improve our website, instead of one single lengthy page. Arky, drupal content management system may be a good way to go.
As I believe that's wiki's are the epitome of community feeling, I suggest we should stick with wiki for our website.
Abhas and me are looking at the various wiki solutions for this.If you like help us please shout out.
Cheers
Hi! AB,
Thanks. Heard a lot about you from Fred and Arky :) Well, I will try and do my best to potray a true pic of Free S/W world..
Jhinuk
On 8/3/05, Rakesh 'Arky' Ambati rakesh_ambati@yahoo.com wrote:
Aloha AB, On Tue, 2005-08-02 at 15:11 -0700, Anand Babu wrote:
Welcome to the Free Software Users Group (Bangalore) Jhinuk. As a journalist, you can really play a key role in taking this group forward.
We need more media people in FSUG since projecting the right perspective about Free Software in Karnataka is very important. Various members of media pointed out the in Karnataka OSS folks have neatly brain-washed the journalists to substitute 'Free Software with 'Open Source' everywhere ;oP
We want to transform this FSUG-Bangalore to FSF-Karnataka karnataka.gnu.org.in.
Its continues process, lets work towards it.
I think we have a pretty good team now in Bangalore. Arky, Sajith, Abhinav, Jhinuk, Nagappan, Bala, Avati and myself. Avati can link us with Mysore group too.
Nagappan, Bala and Avati kindly post your intro for other members benefit.Its would be nice if members post their introduction when join FSUG mailing-list.
We should improve our website, instead of one single lengthy page. Arky, drupal content management system may be a good way to go.
As I believe that's wiki's are the epitome of community feeling, I suggest we should stick with wiki for our website.
Abhas and me are looking at the various wiki solutions for this.If you like help us please shout out.
Cheers
-- arky
Rakesh 'arky' Ambati GPG Key ID: 0x92BCF7D4 Blog [ http://arky.in ] Member FSUG-Bangalore [ http://bangalore.gnu.org.in ] Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
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