These are the reasons why I am promoting Ubuntu!
Posted by: m@q on: February 10, 2010
Recently I am trying to inspire people to use Ubuntu; more and more. And the people often amazed why on the earth I am doing this? What is my benefit? Am I paid? Too many questions! But wait… I am here to answer them all, at least I can try!
Firstly: Canonical, the company behind this wonderful operating system, distributes Ubuntu for free, like free beer. I am using that one in my PC for free and Canonical doesn’t expect me to repay any cost. But I should repay, as Canonical gives me an wonderful opportunity to use one of the world’s best operating system for free. So I am promoting Ubuntu to others as a way of repaying.
Secondly: Lots of people in Bangladesh are using pirated software. They even have no idea what does pirated software means. Any software in Bangladesh is available for less than a dollar! And people think this is the only way to buy software. This fact turns Bangladesh into the second most pirated software using country. As a Bangladeshi I think this is my responsibility to aware people about the piracy. Bangladesh is a poor country, people can’t afford to buy the genuine software. So the alternative way for them to use Free Software. Among the Free Operating System, I found Ubuntu as a very user friendly. That’s why I am promoting Ubuntu to my country men.
Thirdly: When I see people around me dealing with Viruses, Crashes, Defragmentations, Windows Re-installations etc, I really pity for them. Everyday they are facing trouble using their PC. To some people in Bangladesh, installing Windows in every week is a routine work! To make their life smooth I suggest them to use Ubuntu, which is more stable, more secure and ofcourse ease-of-use.
Fourthly: Well… I am not completely selfless. I have my own issue in promoting Ubntu. It is difficult to be a different. Everybody around me is using Windows and I am using Ubuntu. So if I need to send any one a document, I’ve to convert that from .odt to .doc, as they are not using OpenOffice. And there are more example like that. If all were using Ubuntu then I don’t have to think about file compatibility or other issues. Also I would find lots of helping hands if I were in any problem with Ubuntu.
Yeap… that’s all.
Avro is in Linux!
Posted by: m@q on: September 4, 2009
Probably the most popular Bangla writing software Avro Phonetic is now available for Ubntu. For a long time, many linux users of Bangladesh were expecting this great news. Though there is a semi-phonetic writing tool in Ubuntu named Probhat, but still that is not considered as complete replacement of Avro.
Avro running in Linux Mint 7
Scim-avro, the open source edition of Avro Phonetic typing system in Linux, works as an IMEngine (plug-in) of scim (Smart Common Input Method). Scim is delivered now a day with most of the major Linux distributions, so the installation is really simple. Upto now the binary package only for Ubuntu 9.04 (32 bit) desktop edition is released. Within a very short time the source code will be available, so that you can compile it in any Linux distribution you are using.
The installation is really simple. And right now I am using it in my laptop. And it works fine except some minor bugs. But keep in mind that it is still in beta. So the final edition will be error free.
For more information please visit here.
Now I am in Linux!
Posted by: m@q on: July 9, 2009
- In: My Life
- 11 Comments
At last I’ve shifted to Linux! I’ve removed the Windows XP completely from my laptop and installed Ubuntu there. From now officially I am a Linux user. 
My laptop is running like hell, I’ve not seen such speed for last several months. At first I was little bit worried whether I would able to connect to internet. But to my surprise, Ubuntu detected my LAN card and wireless port automatically! More over it automatically installed all the drivers of my Dell Inspiron!
At the first sight I fell in love with it. And now I am totally into it! I’ve no intention to move into Windows again (as I’ve gotten rid of my gaming addiction).
Long live Open Source!
It’s Exam Time!
Posted by: m@q on: June 20, 2009
- In: Life| My Life
- 5 Comments
1.
Well… for me it is exam time. Litterery my university exams are going on. No time for watching movie, no time for browsing, no time for blogging, no time for playing games even no time for sleeping! What a hell of life!
2.
My exams will be continued upto first week of July. After that its summer vacation! Hope to do well in my exams, may Allah help me.
3.
Hopefully I’ll return to my blog after my exams. I said ‘HOPEFULLY‘ because I am not into my blog as I was in past. Life becomes busy. I am humming just like a busy bee. Sometimes I asked myself – Where is my usual happy and carefree life?
Obama Kills a fly!
Posted by: m@q on: June 18, 2009
- In: Fun| Interesting| Video
- Leave a Comment
Slapping a fly with bare hand is almost impossible for me but for Barack Obama it seemed a daily job! He just effortlessly killed a fly during a CNBC interview.
I Am A
My Bangla Blog
- m@q: Nice to hear that you felt sorry! Very few Pakistanis actually realize this fact. I really appreciate your realization.
- kris: i love the us i know we got problems but we are still the best country in town and we just got to live with what we got even though we dont like it an
- kris: i dont even know what you guys are talking about but all this happenmd long ago and now we are livin today haha so lets talk about what we need to do
Worlwide Visitors
Readers Online Now!
My Choice
This blog is best viewed by
Subscribe & Bookmark
Copyright © 2007- 2010
All right reserved by Adnan Quaium
Current Comments