Danishka's Diary

Compared to previous events, I had different plan for recently held  Fedora User and Developer Confference (FUDCon) 2015 and I was almost achived what I have planed. When I was landed in Mumbai, Jens Petersen was waiting for me as my flight delayed. We had a long discussion Haskell,i18n, etc on the way from Mumbai to Pune though we both were tired. It was nice to meet him again after 2007. I had an issue with Fedora ARM build process and Dennis Gilmore from Release Engineering team help me. Thanks to those who covered DevOps tracks including Aditya, Ranjith and Lalatendu, Jackson. :)   Moreover I managed package another Sinhala font and it's under review. Hopefully it will be release with Fedora 23 by default. High appreciated Parag who was kind to support during the last moment of the event and taking the package review. Hats off to all the people behind FUDCon2015 Pune!  Both docker and openstack tracks were house full   Harish on prospect...

IndiaToday: College and university students will now be able to buy a computer at an unbelievable price of $35 (approximately rupees 1,600). Possibly the cheapest computer in the world, this tablet PC weighs 400 grams and has all the applications available on a regular computer. The pc was unveiled by Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal in the Capital on Thursday. It's a touch-screen device and is wi-fi enabled for Internet access. Developed by the research teams of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)-mainly IIT-Rajasthan and IIT-Kanpur-this tablet PC has 256 random-access memory (RAM). It is powered by a 2-watt system to suit poor power supply areas and has alternative battery support through solar cells. The minister said he expected that the prices would go down to rupees 1,000 ($20) and drop to rupees 500 ($10) as more innovations are introduced. "This is real and tangible and we will take it forward," Sibal said. The device, whi...