Linusability

Linux usability -- an introspection (Code name :: linusability)

In spite of all claims and evidence regarding the superiority of
Linux, one aspect of Linux remains to be its major weakness --
usability. This may be the reason for its slow acceptance by the
not-so-geeky user community. I am launching a serious study into
various aspects of the usability aspects of Linux, so as to list
out the problems and hopefully help some people offer solutions.

I need help. Please, if you have any ideas on this subject, or if
you know any sources where I can get directions, or if there is
something I should (or should not) do, let me know directly, by
email. I will compile all my findings, and post them back in this
forum. Let us make Linux more enjoyable by more people.

Many thanks,

partha AT gmail DOT com

Free e books

Look here for ::
http://www.webdesignish.com/best-and-free-programming-ebooks-with-open-source-licenses.html

Go through the alphabetically ordered list of topics/subjects, and make your choice.


partha

Open source projects......

Here is a neatly categorised list of open source projects:
http://www.fossfind.com/

Should be of great value for students and for my teacher-colleagues who may be looking for good projects,

partha

Good news.....

May this news come true. May the world be free of a cancer.

http://www.businessinsider.com/microsofts-business-could-collapse-2010-6


partha

Where to cast your pearls ....

Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette (http://LinuxGazette.NET) says this about Prof. Partha's web pages :::

QUOTE You know, I always get a kick out of looking at your page - it's got so much cool, neat stuff on it. Thanks for adding the bits about LG, too! UNQUOTE

Thank you Ben. Only a scholar can recognise the worth of another scholar.

I pity all my colleagues and students who can see nothing in my websites. After all, a certain kind of animal cannot appreciate the worth of pearls, so we don't cast our pearls before them.


partha

Discovered .... one more goldmine

I stumbled on this goldmine, while loitering on the w-w-web ::

http://www.reddit.com/r/csbooks/

This site lists a whole lot of free, and legal, textbooks on computer science.

May my colleagues and my students benefit from this discovery of mine.

partha

*************

The teacher who makes a difference

The teacher who makes a difference

is like

The spark that ignites a flame

The seed that makes a forest

The drop that makes an ocean

The dream that makes a man !

(Partha --- June 2010)

A gangster speaks again

This time, it is a small trick, a "two cent tip", in the Linux Gazette of June 2010. You can see the trick at ::

http://linuxgazette.net/175/lg_tips.html

partha

PS:: Partha is a member of "The answer gang", and so he prides in calling himself a gangster !

Linux newbies

Are you a novice/newbie to Linux ? Do you find it tough to take the bold step of getting married to Linux ? You are not alone. Read this ::


http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/10-mistakes-linux-newbies-make/34444

The bright side is, there is always help. Just join any of the Linux Users Group close to you. Or you can ask well-intentioned gurus (like me). You will be glad you did not give up.


partha

Summer projects for students

Google's summer of code is an excellent way for students to get into real serious programming projects. Here is a list of similar contests/programs:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programming_contests

There are, in fact some more places where students can take up good internship projects. I would be hapy to share this information, if you ask me. Just send a mail, giving details about yourself and your studies, and your interests.


partha