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It is okay to control people's hardware

I was going through the news online and this is what really caught my eye. Torvalds said the Free Software Foundation's position on Tivoization is one reason he won't license his Linux kernel under GPLv3. "The GPLv3 doesn’t match what I think is morally where I want to be," Torvalds wrote. "I think it is okay to control people's hardware, I do it myself," he continued. Till now Trovalds did not have a problem with GPL2 'cause it did not hurt his own interest. Its just about having double standards. If Linus can give away software for free (Linux) whats the problem in the same thing being applied to hardware. The company Linus works for earns its money from hardware and not the software that runs it. Thats a simple thing to understand. Till now it was in his interest to give out software for free as it did not take away the edge he had. But with the adoption of GPL3 it just might end up hurting his own interest and that is where the problem crops u

Photographs by Sanjay Austa

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Taj Moonlight Originally uploaded by Sanjay Austa Leaf in the Jungle Originally uploaded by Sanjay Austa I was just surfing the net when I came across these photographs by Sanjay Austa . You really need to see the level of detail in his photographs. I was really amazed the first time I saw them. I have never really appreciated art or photographs nor do I understand how people go on and on about Art and Photography. But these pictures certainly tell a story and you need to check them out to believe it. http://www.sanjayausta.com

Invites for pownce

I have some invites for pownce in case you want one leave a message in the comments and I will sent you an invite. I have not used it so cannot say if its good or bad. Will try and write a review once I use it. Technorati Tags: pownce , invite

First impression of the Mac Book

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This is the first time I am using OSX. The last mac I used was based on Mac OS 7.xx. Having used a windows machine all this time it seems so different using this. The first thing that one sees is the the build quality of the machine and on that front there is nothing I can complain about. Everything just feels right in terms of the hardware. I am in love with the keyboard and I just wish my laptop had this keyboard. As far as the mouse/trackpad is concerned I simply hate it. Where is the second button???? , its a mess holding down the ctrl to simulate a right click. Safari as a browser seems so different and just not something I could ever get used to. The fonts look a little to dark and a little out of place. The other thing I still could not figure out is how I can maximize a window. Maybe these are silly things but I don't feel I can change my habits all of a sudden. Just downloaded Opera and Yahoo! Messenger and the size of the installers is 2-3 times compared to the windows i

Orange Sky with the E61i

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Orange Sky The sky really looks awesome. Have been taking quite a lot of pics of clouds and sky. You can check them out at http://flickr.com/photos/vivekjishtu they are really random and the quality is not great but I still love the fact that I can snap a pic every now and then. All these pics have been captured using the E61i. These days I have been using Shozu quite a lot and whatever I click is normally online in less than a minute. The application is really easy to use and gets the work done. Just click a pic and it gives you the option to directly upload the pic to flickr. The other application that I have been using is kyte its like a live version of my life. The pics and the videos are all live.

Got loads of work

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Got loads of work I have so much work to do and more piling up. Lets see by when I can finish of my current load of work. I know my handwriting sucks big time but cannot help it the boards all upside down. Just hoping for things to improve by this weekend. But then again its another story if it does not.