http://sankarshan.randomink.org/blog/2008/05/21/the-bottomline-is-that-nothing-gets-done/ A collection of jottings on various issues that excite no one else Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:52:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://sankarshan.randomink.org/blog/2008/05/21/the-bottomline-is-that-nothing-gets-done/comment-page-1/#comment-63746 Linux/OpenSolaris Install fest @ NIT Durgapur « Debayan’s Weblog Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:45:16 +0000 http://sankarshan.randomink.org/blog/2008/05/21/the-bottomline-is-that-nothing-gets-done/#comment-63746 [...] Things are looking good for us now. We plan to Linux-ize all labs soon. A central repository will serve the redhat based machines in the college labs and all currently used software shall be replaced with opensource alternatives. That is the plan. And i am pretty optimistic about the execution part. Also, last but not the least, the WB Govt has identified our college as a nodal resource center for fostering the spread of opensource in the state. We are aware of the lack of success that these nodal centers have met woth in the past, and we shall get it right. Dont Worry . [...] [...] Things are looking good for us now. We plan to Linux-ize all labs soon. A central repository will serve the redhat based machines in the college labs and all currently used software shall be replaced with opensource alternatives. That is the plan. And i am pretty optimistic about the execution part. Also, last but not the least, the WB Govt has identified our college as a nodal resource center for fostering the spread of opensource in the state. We are aware of the lack of success that these nodal centers have met woth in the past, and we shall get it right. Dont Worry . [...]

]]> http://sankarshan.randomink.org/blog/2008/05/21/the-bottomline-is-that-nothing-gets-done/comment-page-1/#comment-57347 Random thoughts and serendipity » So, who did you say you were ‘driving’ ? Sat, 24 May 2008 02:34:08 +0000 http://sankarshan.randomink.org/blog/2008/05/21/the-bottomline-is-that-nothing-gets-done/#comment-57347 [...] Given that nothing does get done, the other aspect that is annoying is when I hear folks state that they have been “driving the community” for xy number of years. I get this urge to ask - “so you drive things ehh ? what have you been driving recently ?” [...] [...] Given that nothing does get done, the other aspect that is annoying is when I hear folks state that they have been “driving the community” for xy number of years. I get this urge to ask – “so you drive things ehh ? what have you been driving recently ?” [...]

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