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GNOME Day @ FOSS.IN/2009

By Arun | Published: December 29, 2009

Yes, yes, I know this post is a tad late, but hey, it’s still the right year. ;) As Srini had announced, Dec 5th was GNOME Day at FOSS.IN this year. We kicked the day off with Shreyas giving a developer’s introduction to GNOME 3.0. This was followed by another well-received talk by Srini on [...]

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It starts …

By Arun | Published: November 25, 2008

So this is the proverbial it. FOSS.IN/2008 starts today. We took some hard decisions to come upon the current format. We have an amazing lineup of stuff that’s happening through every day (don’t believe me? See the schedule). All systems are, in fact, go (I feel more redundant with every passing year). I think this [...]

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FOSS.IN/2008: Delegate registrations are *open*

By Arun | Published: October 29, 2008

FOSS.IN/2008 delegate registration is now open — what are you waiting for!

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FOSS.IN/2008: Taking it to the next level

By Arun | Published: October 9, 2008

Finally, after ages, “soon” is here, and my loyal readers can ascertain that I am, in fact, still alive. A wider, life update will come later (heh), but for now … Preparation for FOSS.IN/2008 is well on way, and this year is going to be different. The Call for Participation is out. The newest thing [...]

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Project Day 2 and Day 1 at Foss.in/2007

By Arun | Published: December 6, 2007

In a totally unexpected set of circumstances, I am now at Foss.in/2007 as a volunteer! And this time is just awesome. I missed day 1, unfortunately, what with campus placements going on. I made it here on the evening of the 4th, too late to be of any use. Joined yesterday for PD #2, and [...]

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Of impacts deep

By Arun | Published: November 27, 2005

I wonder if Nick Webb’s seen this. Final touches are being applied to my talk at Foss.in. I submitted the talk proposal without a clue about ebuilds. Have learnt a lot, but merely scratched the iceberg. Digging through portage internals has been fun (though slightly nerve wracking). Seemant (Gentoo overlord) will be bugged to death [...]

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