Archive for the ‘activism’ Category
Monday, May 12th, 2008
Ubuntu Story is a new web site promoting Ubuntu by sharing the stories of people who use Ubuntu as their operating system. The web site has a beautiful design that highlights the key benefits of using Ubuntu Linux. These key benefits are:
Flexibility
Speed
Simplicity
Appearance
Stability
Freedom
Security
Community
Most user stories revolve around these benefits. They ...
Posted in Ubuntu, activism, community | No Comments »
Thursday, May 10th, 2007
If you never used any operating system but Windows, then looking at all the Ubuntu related news on the web, you might be asking yourself, "What is so special about this Operating System?". For you I have shortlisted my reasons that describe why I love Ubuntu so much. Remember that ...
Posted in Ubuntu, activism | 27 Comments »
Sunday, October 1st, 2006
Microsoft's ISA server firewall is the tool used every where on networks in Pakistan and it is the second most common problem for Linux advocates in Pakistan. The first most common problem is getting drivers for win modems.
My Cable Internet service provider also uses the same stupid MS ISA server ...
Posted in Dapper, Linux, Networking, Pakistan, Tips, Ubuntu, activism | No Comments »
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006
Once you have Ubuntu GNU/Linux installed and you find it useful then it is the time for you to consider ways to contribute in Ubuntu. Ubuntu Wiki now has a detailed page Contribute to Ubuntu.
Ubuntu is most of all a community. All of the software, artwork and documentation in Ubuntu ...
Posted in Free Software, GNU, Linux, Pakistan, Ubuntu, Urdu, activism, community | 3 Comments »
Monday, August 7th, 2006
I was asking myself, if Linux and GNU based software are so good, free and legal then why Pakistanis don't go for them. Some reasons are pretty obvious and others, we will have to figure those out.
Pakistanis who spend their time in front of computers at work are forced to ...
Posted in Free Software, GNU, Information Society, Linux, Pakistan, activism, community | 3 Comments »