Dinesh Shah wrote:
>
> Dear Sir,
>
> We are the group of Linux enthusiasts, who use Linux OS for
> every day use. Here is a some of the responses in our
> mailing list regarding your article with my comments which
> will give you some facts.
>
> Hope this helps correct your article.
>
> Linux kernel (heart of Linux Operating System) is developed
> Mr. Linus Torvalds. Most of the other utilities bundled in a
> distributions like - RedHat, SuSE, Caldera, Mandrake, Turbo
> Linux and likes of "Aryabhatt Linux" is developed by Free Software
> Foundation and freelance programers and Linux users world
> wide.
>
> "G.Sagar" wrote:
> >
> > I read the article. Its absolutely ridiculous. It goes on to state the
> > various advantages of Linux as the advantages of Aryabhatt Linux. Extremely
> > misleading.
> >
> > I know this guy Vishal Gupta (the 'creator' of Aryabhatt linux). He and his
> > tech (??) team have absolutely no clue about linux. They have made changes
> > to RH, some tweaking of perl scripts etc.
> >
> > Heres something funny :
> >
> > I met him and his team of techies (barf!!) at their stall in an expo at
> > World Trade Centre a few months back. His main techie had a MCSE badge on
> > his tie, and a CNE badge on his shirt !!
>
> Our community (Linux Users) kind of looks down on so called
> other companies' certified professionals, as its been proved
> time and again that their knowledge and skills are half
> baked at its best. Though in Linux world knowledge and
> skills are acquired by actually using and playing with OS and
> in tern learning. Recently some efforts are underway to provide
> Linux certification by independent bodies as Linux is not owned
> by and individual or company. Also some distributers - RedHat, SuSe etc. do
> provide certications for their respective distributions.
>
> > They had a machine running KDE. They were allowing visitors to kinda play
> > with the machine, and guess what, it had a root login !!
>
> We as community prefer working with Linux in Command Line
> Interface (CLI - like old DOS days where u issue command on
> the prompt but much more powerful then DOS) the working with
> Graphical User Interface (GUI - where much of the power and
> functionality is lost).
>
> > They didnt know how to network 2 machines. When i kinda pushed them, one of
> > the techies (the mcse chappie) made a brave attempt. First he fired up linux
> > conf. Stared at it for 6 and a half secs. Gave an arbit irq , hoped it would
> > work. After a couple of futile attempts he tried doing a few things to show
> > off his linux prowess !! He did 'ls' , 'cd' etc a few times. Tried to put on
> > a serious look on his face trying to say "hmmm ...wonder what the problem
> > is. Looks like i may have to rewrite the kernel code".
>
> Linux and Networking are kind of inseparable. Linux is
> designed to be an OS with strong networking background as it
> is born and brought up on the internet. For any reasonable
> Linux user its comes quite natural to configure networks as
> easely as writing this email.
>
> More over writing a kernel (heart of Linux) code is not
> everybodies piece of cake, forget about MCSEs or CNEs
> (re)writing kernel code. Writing OS/kernel code requires
> in depth knowledge and for someone who cannot even configure
> basic networking, it's highly unlikely.
>
> > A very interesting and amusing thing that happened was, each time he wanted
> > to type a command, he would ctrl-alt-backspace, type a few commands, do a
> > startx and launch KDE again. I had to explain to him that one can launch
> > terminals from within the window manager as well.
>
> In Linux you can swich between GUI and CLI by merely pressing
> Ctrl+Alt+F[1-6] (Function keys). No need to kill GUI (X Windowing system)
> so ruthlessly every time one wants to drop to CLI.
>
> Unlike other half baked operating systems which gives primitive
> multitasking (running many programs simultaneously) Linux offer
> true preemptive multitasking capability without spending a fortune
> on expensive hardware and software (Linux is absolutely FREE OS which
> you can download from the internet with source codes) which other OSs
> requires. One can use the this feature of Linux even on a old Intel 80386
> computer with just 8 MB of memory.
> Can any one even imagine of using any other OS on such machine?
>
> When one byes a distribution like - RedHat, SuSE, Aryabhatt Linux etc.,
> one actualy pay for media, manuals and some kind of support.
> In the past magazines like PSQuest, ChipCD and others have distributed
> this OS along with their magazines free of cost.
>
> > Finally my patience started to deplete and it was kinda bordering on
> > non-existent, when i volunteered to network their machines. Suddenly both
> > the techies flared up, their ego kinda hassled, and switched off the
> > machines.
>
> See what happens when ones one depth of knowledge and skill
> is exposed and challenged!!
>
> > When i was talking to Vishal Gupta, in the first 3 secs i managed to figure
> > out the guy was clueless about linux !! I told him that his techies were
> > having a problem with configuring the network cards, and if he could explain
> > to them how its done. With a flushed face, he asked me if i could do it !!
> > Alas, it was time up, and the place was shutting down for the evening !!
> > I hope i get to meet him again.
>
> In normal terms this means what we call flyby night operators cashing in
> on talk of town, though this does not meant to be directed at any perticular
> individual or company.
>
> > On a serious note, i hope this blatent plagiarism (yes, thats what i'd like
> > to call it) is not detrimental to the growth of linux. And im really
> > surprised (and pissed) that BT has not even done a minimal research before
> > putting up the article. Shame !!
>
> What he means here by plagiarism is that it should not be called an
> Operating System but a distribution of Linux. It not only harms your
> repuation as publication but the repuation of country as whole.
>
> So some lessons to be learned and to put the picture in its true perspective.
>
> > Cheerio,
> > Sagar.
> >
> > P.S: Pls feel free to forward this mail to the concerned BT staffer !!
>
> I am just fulfilling the wish of my fellow Linuxers.
>
> > > Seen in Bombay Times, April 13 2000:
> > >
> > > "The first Indian operating system to be released"
> > >
> > > The article goes on to talk about a Linux *distro*, called Aryabhatt
> > > Linux, being released by Linux technologies "headed by Vishal Gupta and
> > > his team of programmers". The price seems to be Rs. 2100.
> > >
> > > I would write to the email address attached to the article, but I don't
> > > think that will help.
> > >
> > > Aargh!
> > >
> > > --
> > > Satya. http://satyaonline.cjb.net/
>
> --
> With regards.
>
> Dinesh Shah :-)
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