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Linus Torvalds isn't worried about Microsoft taking over Linux
by Navin Dhanuka 02 Jan '20

02 Jan '20

Linus Torvalds isn't worried about Microsoft taking over Linux And you shouldn't be either. Every company wants to rule Linux -- none of them can or ever will. Every time I write a story about Microsoft and Linux, I can guarantee I'll be buried under such comments as "Microsoft is buying control of Linux!" or "Microsoft is just practicing it old embrace, extend, and extinguish tactics to destroy Linux" or "Microsoft is a wolf in sheep's clothing -- it will wreck Linux." Here's the truth of the matter: Yes, Microsoft wants to profit from Linux. And, yes, Microsoft wants to extend and control Linux. Guess what? Everyone does, and none of them can. At the 2019 Linux Plumbers Conference <https://www.linuxplumbersconf.org/>, I talked to Linus Torvalds and several other of the Linux kernel's top programmers. They universally agreed Microsoft wants to control Linux, but they're not worried about it. That's because Linux, by its very nature and its GPL2 open-source licensing, can't be controlled by any single third-party. Torvalds said: "The whole anti-Microsoft thing was sometimes funny as a joke, but not really. Today, they're actually much friendlier. I talk to Microsoft engineers at various conferences, and I feel like, yes, they have changed, and the engineers are happy. And they're like really happy working on Linux. So I completely dismissed all the anti-Microsoft stuff." But that doesn't mean the Microsoft leopard can't change its spots. Sure, he hears, "This is the old Microsoft, and they're just biding their time." But, Torvalds said, "I don't think that's true. I mean, there will be tension. But that's true with any company that comes into Linux; they have their own objectives. And they want to do things their way because they have a reason for it." So, with Linux, "Microsoft tends to be mainly about Azure and doing all the stuff to make Linux work well for them," he explained. Read More: https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-isnt-worried-about-microsoft-t… -- Navin Dhanuka ~~~~~~~~~~~ Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing. :: Abraham Lincoln ::

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Linux and open-source rules: 2019's five biggest stories show why
by Navin Dhanuka 02 Jan '20

02 Jan '20

Linux and open-source rules: 2019's five biggest stories show why *1. IBM buys Red Hat for $34-Billions* *2. Clouds run on open source* *3. Clouds vs. open source* *4. Clouds, Kubernetes, and Containers, Oh My!* *5. Microsoft is an open-source company.* *Read More: * https://www.zdnet.com/article/2019s-five-biggest-linux-and-open-source-stor… -- Navin Dhanuka ~~~~~~~~~~~ Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing. :: Abraham Lincoln ::

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The Linux Kernel Enters 2020 At 27.8 Million Lines In Git But With Less Developers For 2019
by Navin Dhanuka 02 Jan '20

02 Jan '20

The Linux Kernel Enters 2020 At 27.8 Million Lines In Git But With Less Developers For 2019 As of this morning in the Linux kernel Git source tree, the kernel weighs in at 27.8 million lines! The stats as we start 2020 put the Linux kernel source tree at 27,852,148 lines (including docs, Kconfig files, user-space utilities in-tree, etc), 887,925 commits, and around 21,074 different authors. The 27.8 million lines are divided among 66,492 files. During 2019, the Linux kernel saw 74,754 commits, which is actually the lowest point since 2013. The 74k commits is compares to 80k commits seen in both 2017 and 2018, 77k commits in 2016, and 75k commits in both 2014 and 2015. Besides the commit count being lower, the author count for the year is also lower. 2019 saw around 4,189 different authors to the Linux kernel, which is lower than the 4,362 in 2018 and 4,402 in 2017. While the commit count is lower for the year, on a line count it's about average with seeing 3,386,347 lines of new code added and 1,696,620 lines removed. Besides Linus Torvalds, the most prolific contributors to the kernel were David S. Miller, Chris Wilson, YueHaibing, Christoph Hellwig, and Thomas Gleixner. Read More: https://phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-Git-Stats-EOY2019 -- Navin Dhanuka ~~~~~~~~~~~ Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing. :: Abraham Lincoln ::

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2020 & Unix Clone OS's and me
by Navin Dhanuka 28 Dec '19

28 Dec '19

Hello All, I have been using PC (Win & Lin) since 1999. Today is almost the last day of 2019. So I have been with Win and Unix clone systems since 20 years. I have been with MacBook Air since almost 1 year now. Apple Mac OS X is also a Unix clone so I take pride in using it. I don't use Windows at all. I do use some M$ tools like Office and Visual Studio (on Mac). I have been working in the web domain since 20 years. Now after 20 years I am changing my career direction. Enough of reading and researching. I am now looking forward make something cool SaaS apps. I am starting with hacking Wordpress in and out. I will be making a lot of WP Plugins in future. Anybody with similar interest. -- Navin Dhanuka ~~~~~~~~~~~ Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing. :: Abraham Lincoln ::

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[OFF TOPIC] --- 52 Mondays
by Navin Dhanuka 21 Dec '19

21 Dec '19

Hi, It's just 10 days for the new year to begin. Most of us have made new year resolutions and hacking plans for the next year. Last year I came around a book called 52 Mondays. It's an awesome book to help plan our new year for the gr8 grand success that awaits us. I have made a SlideShare and a YouTube video on the simple aspects of the book. You can enjoy the stuff as Slideshare and as a YouTube. SS == https://www.slideshare.net/navindhanuka/52-mondays-a-book-by-vic-johnson YT == https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZhrljZAQaQ If anything pleases you or helps you please let me know OFFLIST. Best Regards -- Navin Dhanuka ~~~~~~~~~~~ Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing. :: Abraham Lincoln ::

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The Passionate Programmer
by Navin Dhanuka 21 Dec '19

21 Dec '19

The Passionate Programmer (2nd edition)Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Developmentby Chad FowlerThis book is about creating a remarkable career in software development. In most cases, remarkable careers don’t come by chance. They require thought, intention, action, and a willingness to change course when you’ve made mistakes. Most of us have been stumbling around letting our careers take us where they may. It’s time to take control. This revised and updated second edition lays out a strategy for planning and creating a radically successful life in software development. https://pragprog.com/book/cfcar2/the-passionate-programmer ==== I just loved this book. And I am making a podcast on it. Should be able to release it before 2020 starts. I believe many would benefit from my effort. ==== -- Navin Dhanuka ~~~~~~~~~~~ Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing. :: Abraham Lincoln ::

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Revenue of FOSS CMS v/s Proprietary CMS
by Navin Dhanuka 21 Dec '19

21 Dec '19

Hi, WIX.com --- 60.37 Crores USD @ 2018 FY. WORDPRESS According to W3Techs, WordPress powers 35% of all the websites on the Internet, including those without a content management system (CMS) or with a custom-coded CMS. Or to put it another way, WordPress powers over one-third of the web! Automattic makes money on WordPress.com by selling advertising on your free sites. If you choose to pay for their hosting plans, then you get additional premium upgrades such as the ability to hide ads, purchase domains, additional disk space, commercial themes, etc WORDPRESS.com is not even 5% of WIX.com in terms of revenue. -- Navin Dhanuka ~~~~~~~~~~~ Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing. :: Abraham Lincoln ::

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Can Open Source be applied to win a business segment or to win a technology segment
by Navin Dhanuka 21 Dec '19

21 Dec '19

Open Source == Open Collaboration Open Source == Open Culture Open Source == Open Specs Open Source == Open Debugging Open Source == Open Roadmap Open Source == Open Outcome If Open Source is applied to technology: — it becomes awesome — it becomes powerful — it becomes larger than specs — it becomes bug free — it becomes power of public domain If Open Source is applied to business segment: — it becomes foolish — it becomes pain point of some1 else’s business — it becomes free of cost part of some1’s business process — it becomes no revenue corner for the Inc. — it becomes a pain point for the others in the industry Examples: As many as you want. Google it out…-- Navin Dhanuka ~~~~~~~~~~~ Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing. :: Abraham Lincoln ::

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700+ Verticals @ Capterra
by Navin Dhanuka 21 Dec '19

21 Dec '19

Find your software in one of our 700+ categories <https://www.capterra.com/categories>. >From Accounting to Yoga Studio Management, we cover it all! Capterra.com <http://www.capterra.com/> is one of the worlds best business directories. They have a PPC business model for their own business. I just did a small check on how many listings they have for Project Management Software. They have 607+ Project Management Softwares <https://www.capterra.com/project-management-software/> listed including the all favourite – Basecamp.com <http://www.basecamp.com/> After completing my CS studies, I will focus only on doing business research here.

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Linus Torvalds: ‘I’m Not a Programmer Anymore’
by Navin Dhanuka 21 Dec '19

21 Dec '19

Linus Torvalds, Linux’s creator, doesn’t make speeches anymore. But, what he does do, and he did again at Open Source Summit Europe in Lyon France is have public conversations with his friend Dirk Hohndel, VMware’s Chief Open Source Officer. In this keynote discussion, Torvalds revealed that he doesn’t think he’s a programmer anymore. So what does the person everyone thinks of as a programmer’s programmer do instead? Torvalds explained: “I don’t know coding at all anymore. Most of the code I write is in my e-mails. So somebody sends me a patch … I [reply with] pseudo code. I’m so used to editing patches now I sometimes edit patches and send out the patch without having ever tested it. I literally wrote it in the mail and say, ‘I think this is how it should be done,’ but this is what I do, I am not a programmer.” So, Hohndel asked, “What is your job?” Torvalds replied, “I read and write a lot of email. My job really is, in the end, is to say ‘no.’ Somebody has to say ‘no’ to [this patch or that pull request]. And because developers know that if they do something that I’ll say ‘no’ to, they do a better job of writing the code.” Read More: Zdnet.com <https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-im-not-a-programmer-anymore/> -- Navin Dhanuka ~~~~~~~~~~~ Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing. :: Abraham Lincoln ::

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